"exsiccative" meaning in English

See exsiccative in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more exsiccative [comparative], most exsiccative [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} exsiccative (comparative more exsiccative, superlative most exsiccative)
  1. Tending to make dry; having the power of drying.
    Sense id: en-exsiccative-en-adj-iZVtOMC9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 80 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 89 11

Noun

Forms: exsiccatives [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} exsiccative (plural exsiccatives)
  1. A substance that causes drying.
    Sense id: en-exsiccative-en-noun-21Lw35Qk

Inflected forms

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more exsiccative",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most exsiccative",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "exsiccative (comparative more exsiccative, superlative most exsiccative)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "86 14",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "80 20",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "89 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Tending to make dry; having the power of drying."
      ],
      "id": "en-exsiccative-en-adj-iZVtOMC9",
      "links": [
        [
          "dry",
          "dry"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "exsiccative"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "exsiccatives",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "exsiccative (plural exsiccatives)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A substance that causes drying."
      ],
      "id": "en-exsiccative-en-noun-21Lw35Qk"
    }
  ],
  "word": "exsiccative"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "English adjectives",
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more exsiccative",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most exsiccative",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "exsiccative (comparative more exsiccative, superlative most exsiccative)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Tending to make dry; having the power of drying."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "dry",
          "dry"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "exsiccative"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "English adjectives",
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "exsiccatives",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "exsiccative (plural exsiccatives)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A substance that causes drying."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "exsiccative"
}

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