Lexic.us

Definition of Dehydrate

1. Verb. Preserve by removing all water and liquids from. "Carry dehydrated food on your camping trip"

2. Verb. Remove water from. "All this exercise and sweating has dehydrated me"

3. Verb. Lose water or moisture. "In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly"

Definition of Dehydrate

1. v. t. To deprive of water; to render free from water; as, to dehydrate alcohol.

Definition of Dehydrate

1. Verb. to lose or remove water; to dry ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Dehydrate

1. [v -DRATED, -DRATING, -DRATES]

Medical Definition of Dehydrate

1. To deprive of water; to render free from water; as, to dehydrate alcohol. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dehydrate

dehumidification dehumidified dehumidifier dehumidifiers dehumidifies dehumidify dehumidifying dehusk dehusked dehusking

dehusks dehydrase dehydrases dehydratase dehydratases dehydrate (current term) dehydrated dehydrated alcohol dehydrated food dehydrated foods

dehydrates dehydrating dehydration dehydration-condensation reaction dehydration fever dehydration reaction dehydrations dehydrative dehydrator dehydrators

Literary usage of Dehydrate

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A German-English dictionary of terms used in medicine and the allied sciences by Hugo Lang, Bertram Abrahams (1905)
"... deformity Entwässern, vt to dehydrate, drated, drained Entwässerung, /. dehydrate«, j drainage Entwässerungsmittel, ..."

2. Lens by State Microscopical Society of Illinois (1872)
"... which cannot be avoided when absolute alcohol, benzole, or turpentine is employed to dehydrate and render transparent. All that I ask is, that those who ..."

3. Bacteriological Diagnosis: Tabular Aids for Use in Practical Work by James Eisenberg (1892)
"(b) dehydrate in Aniline Oil. From the xylol the section is placed in aniline oil containing some contrast color (safranin, ..."

4. A Text-book of Bacteriology: A Practical Treatise for Students and by Philip Hanson Hiss, Hans Zinsser, Frederick Fuller Russell (1918)
"dehydrate in graded alcohols. Eml>ed in paraffin and cut ... Wash in water, dehydrate in graded alcohols, and embed in paraffin by the usual technique. ..."

5. Modern Microscopy: A Handbook for Beginners and Students by M. I. Cross, Martin J. Cole (1922)
"Then make transverse and longitudinal sections, dehydrate in methylated spirit, clear in clove oil, and mount in Canada balsam. Small Fine Hairs. ..."

6. Manual of pathology: Including Bacteriology, the Technic of Postmortems, and by William Michael Late Coplin (1900)
"Stain from half an hour to several hours, rinse in water, differentiate and dehydrate in alcohol, clear in xylol, and mount in xylol balsam. Toluidin-blue. ..."

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