"desiccant" meaning in English

See desiccant in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈdɛsɪkənt/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-desiccant.wav Forms: more desiccant [comparative], most desiccant [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin dēsiccans, active present participle of dēsiccō, from dē- (“of; from, away from”) + siccō (“dry up”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|dēsiccans}} Latin dēsiccans, {{affix|la|dē-|siccō|gloss1=of; from, away from|gloss2=dry up|nocat=1}} dē- (“of; from, away from”) + siccō (“dry up”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} desiccant (comparative more desiccant, superlative most desiccant)
  1. Causing dryness.
    Sense id: en-desiccant-en-adj-WcsIsiED

Noun

IPA: /ˈdɛsɪkənt/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-desiccant.wav Forms: desiccants [plural]
Etymology: From Latin dēsiccans, active present participle of dēsiccō, from dē- (“of; from, away from”) + siccō (“dry up”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|dēsiccans}} Latin dēsiccans, {{affix|la|dē-|siccō|gloss1=of; from, away from|gloss2=dry up|nocat=1}} dē- (“of; from, away from”) + siccō (“dry up”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} desiccant (plural desiccants)
  1. A substance (such as calcium oxide or silica gel) that is used as a drying agent because of its high affinity for water. Derived forms: antidesiccant Translations (drying agent): 乾燥劑 (Chinese Mandarin), 干燥剂 (gānzàojì) (Chinese Mandarin), absorbeur d’humidité [masculine] (French), Trocknungsmittel [neuter] (German), 乾燥剤 (kansōzai) (Japanese), 건조제 (geonjoje) (alt: 乾燥劑) (Korean), desecante [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-desiccant-en-noun-rtTXp6fN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 65 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 38 62 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 31 69

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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