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Definition of Desiccants
1. desiccant [n] - See also: desiccant
Lexicographical Neighbors of Desiccants
Literary usage of Desiccants
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Arsenic by Assembly Of Life Sciences, National Academies Press, Assembly of Life Sciences (U.S.), National Academy of Sciences (U.S.) (1977)
"desiccants Arsenic acid is used extensively as a cotton desiccant in the Black
... The use of desiccants has increased rapidly in these cotton-growing ..."
2. The elements of materia medica and therapeutics by Jonathan Pereira (1842)
"They act topically, according to their degree of concentration, as desiccants,
astringents, irritants, and caustics. Taken internally, they excite, ..."
3. Agricultural Resources & Environmental Indicators edited by Margot Anderson (1998)
"Growth regulators, desiccants, and harvest aids, normally applied at low rates,
... Fumigants and some desiccants, with application rates that often exceed ..."
4. Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering by Joan Burrelli, Carolyn Arena, Carolyn Shettle, Deborah Fort (1998)
"Growth regulators, desiccants, and harvest aids, normally applied at low rates,
... Fumigants and some desiccants, with application rates that often exceed ..."
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