desiccate

🇬🇧 UK/'desikeit/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

v.

To remove all moisture from something; to dry thoroughly, often to preserve it.

使干燥,脱水;干燥保存

adj.

Completely dried out; dehydrated.

干燥的,脱水的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
dedown, away, reversal
+
siccroot
+
ateto make, having
=desiccate

Common Collocations

  • 1.desiccate herb干燥草药
  • 2.desiccate material脱水材料
  • 3.desiccate specimen干燥标本

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The desiccate remains of ancient plants reveal evolutionary history.

  • 2.

    To desiccate flowers for preservation, hang them upside down in dry air.

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