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Definition of Drying up
1. Noun. The process of extracting moisture.
Generic synonyms: Extraction
Specialized synonyms: Freeze-drying, Lyophilisation, Lyophilization, Inspissation
Group relationships: Plastination
Derivative terms: Dehydrate, Dehydrate, Dehydrate, Desiccate, Desiccate, Evaporate
Definition of Drying up
1. Verb. (present participle of dry up) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Drying Up
Literary usage of Drying up
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Supreme Court Reporter by Robert Desty, United States Supreme Court, West Publishing Company (1918)
"410), may, In the case of an avulsion followed by a drying up of the old channel
of the river, recognize the right of former riparian owners to be restored ..."
2. An apology for the Bible, in a series of letters addressed to T. Paine by Richard Watson (1808)
"... this description the book of^ Chronicles has been considered by all writers.
But though you will not believe the miracle of the drying up of Jeroboam's ..."
3. The Lancet (1898)
"Here, then, the main factor is the evaporation from the saturated soil during
the drying up. In Dibrugarh, which ia the most easterly part of Assam, ..."
4. Obstetrics for nurses by Joseph Bolivar De Lee (1922)
"drying up the Milk.—When it is necessary' to dry up the milk, the physician will
usually instruct the nurse to bind the breasts up as tightly as the woman ..."
5. The Poetical Works of Jonathan Swift by Jonathan Swift (1834)
"VERSES Oil THE SUDDEN drying up OF ST. PATRICK'S WELL, NEAR TRINITY COLLEGE, DUBLIN.
1726. BY holy zeal inspired, and led by fame, To thee, once favourite ..."
6. In the Forbidden Land: An Account of a Journey Into Tibet, Capture by the by Arnold Henry Savage Landor (1898)
"TIES — A NIGHT OF MISERY—drying up — TWO LADY MISSION ARIES — THEI R VALUABLE
WORK—AN INTERESTING ..."
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