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We found 8 dictionaries that define the word desiccates:

General (6 matching dictionaries)
  1. desiccates: Merriam-Webster
  2. desiccates: Collins English Dictionary
  3. desiccates: Vocabulary.com
  4. desiccates: Wiktionary
  5. desiccates: Dictionary.com
  6. desiccates: TheFreeDictionary.com

Medicine (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. desiccates: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. desiccates: Medical dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (desiccate)

verb:  (transitive) To remove moisture from; to dry; (sometimes) to dry to an extreme degree.
verb:  (transitive) To preserve by drying.
verb:  (intransitive, rare) To become dry; to dry up.
adjective:  Having had moisture removed; dehydrated, desiccated.
noun:  A substance which has been desiccated, that is, had its moisture removed.
▸ Also see desiccate


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