Definition of Desiccative

1. a. Drying; tending to dry.

Definition of Desiccative

1. Adjective. causing to desiccate, dry ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Desiccative

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Desiccative

1. Drying; tending to dry. An application for drying up secretions. Origin: Cf. F. Dessicatif. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Desiccative

desi
desialylated
desialylation
desiccant
desiccants
desiccate
desiccated
desiccated coconut
desiccated liver
desiccated pituitary
desiccatedly
desiccates
desiccating
desiccation
desiccations
desiccative (current term)
desiccator
desiccators
desiccatory
desiderable
desiderata
desiderate
desiderated
desiderates
desiderating
desideration
desiderations
desiderative
desideratives
desideratum

Literary usage of Desiccative

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

1. A French-English Dictionary for Chemists by Austin McDowell Patterson (1921)
"Д1- m. desiccative. dessiccation, /. desiccation, drying. dessin, m. design; drawing. dessiner, vt draw; sketch, outline; set off, — vi draw. ..."

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