"siccative" meaning in English

See siccative in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more siccative [comparative], most siccative [superlative]
Etymology: Latin siccativus. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|siccativus}} Latin siccativus Head templates: {{en-adj}} siccative (comparative more siccative, superlative most siccative)
  1. Causing or promoting drying Derived forms: nonsiccative
    Sense id: en-siccative-en-adj-Aj48bQXM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 69 31 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 80 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 74 26

Noun

Forms: siccatives [plural]
Etymology: Latin siccativus. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|siccativus}} Latin siccativus Head templates: {{en-noun}} siccative (plural siccatives)
  1. A drier; a catalyst used to promote drying. Translations (a catalyst used to promote drying): suszka [feminine] (Polish), sykatywa [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-siccative-en-noun-cQiwssNl Categories (other): English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 49 51

Inflected forms

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