"exsiccation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: exsiccations [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Late Latin exsiccatio, exsiccationis, from Latin exsicco: compare French exsiccation. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*seyk-}}, {{bor|en|LL.|exsiccatio|exsiccatio, exsiccationis}} Late Latin exsiccatio, exsiccationis, {{der|en|la|exsicco}} Latin exsicco, {{cog|fr|exsiccation}} French exsiccation Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} exsiccation (countable and uncountable, plural exsiccations)
  1. The act of operation of drying; evaporation or expulsion of moisture. Tags: countable, uncountable Related terms: exsiccate, desiccation
    Sense id: en-exsiccation-en-noun-mVFxgT01 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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