desiccated
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desiccated — 1670s, pp. adj. from DESICCATE (Cf. desiccate) … Etymology dictionary
desiccated — from Latin siccus meaning ‘dry’, is spelt in this way, not dessicated … Modern English usage
desiccated — [[t]de̱sɪkeɪtɪd[/t]] 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n Desiccated things have lost all the moisture that was in them. [FORMAL] ...desiccated flowers and leaves. Syn: dehydrated 2) ADJ: ADJ n Desiccated food has been dried in order to preserve it. ...desiccated… … English dictionary
desiccated — /ˈdɛsəkeɪtəd/ (say desuhkaytuhd) adjective 1. dehydrated or powdered: desiccated coconut; desiccated milk. 2. completely dried out: *Grant, wilting under the sun, walked a couple of hundred yards up the road until he came to a desiccated gum tree …
desiccated — des|ic|cat|ed [ desı,keıtəd ] adjective 1. ) desiccated food has had all the water taken out of it in order to preserve it: desiccated coconut 2. ) LITERARY something that is desiccated is much drier than it should be … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
desiccated — UK [ˈdesɪˌkeɪtɪd] / US [ˈdesɪˌkeɪtəd] adjective 1) desiccated food has had all the water taken out of it in order to preserve it desiccated coconut 2) literary something that is desiccated is much drier than it should be … English dictionary
desiccated — adjective 1. thoroughly dried out old boxes of desiccated Cuban cigars dried out boards beginning to split • Syn: ↑dried out • Similar to: ↑dry 2. preserved by removing natural moisture dried beef … Useful english dictionary
Desiccated — Desiccate Des ic*cate (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Desiccated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Desiccating}.] [L. desiccatus, p. p. of desiccare to dry up; de + siccare to dry, siccus dry. See {Sack} wine.] To dry up; to deprive or exhaust of moisture; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
desiccated — des|ic|cat|ed [ˈdesıkeıtıd] adj technical 1.) desiccated food has been dried in order to preserve it 2.) completely dry ▪ desiccated soil … Dictionary of contemporary English
desiccated — /des i kay tid/, adj. dehydrated or powdered: desiccated coconut. [1670 80; DESICCATE + ED2] * * * … Universalium
