"desiccative" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "From desiccate + -ive.",
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      "form": "more desiccative",
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      "form": "most desiccative",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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        "causing to desiccate; drying out"
      ],
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        [
          "desiccate",
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          "dry",
          "dry"
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "causing to desiccate",
          "word": "desecativo"
        }
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  "etymology_text": "From desiccate + -ive.",
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "Any substance that promotes drying."
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      "form": "more desiccative",
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        "causing to desiccate; drying out"
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          "desiccate"
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          "dry",
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "causing to desiccate",
      "word": "desecativo"
    }
  ],
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        "Any substance that promotes drying."
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