Vocabulary : Desiccation to Desideration
Desiccation : The act of desiccating, or the state of being desiccated.Desiccative : Drying; tending to dry. ;; An application for drying up secretions.
Desiccator : One who, or that which, desiccates. ;; A short glass jar fitted with an air-tight cover, and containing some desiccating agent, as sulphuric acid or calcium chloride, above which is suspended the material to be dried, or preserved from moisture. ;; One that desiccates ;; A short glass jar fitted with an air-tight cover, and containing some desiccating agent, as calcium chloride, above which is placed the material to be dried or preserved from moisture. ;; A machine or apparatus for drying fruit, milk, etc., usually by the aid of heat; an evaporator.
Desiccatory : Desiccative.
Desiderable : Desirable.
