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-deriveddedown, away, reversal
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siccroot
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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.