desiccation
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1. the process of extracting moisture (noun.process)
| hypernym | : | extraction, |
| definition | : | the process of obtaining something from a mixture or compound by chemical or physical or mechanical means (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | freeze-drying, lyophilisation, lyophilization, |
| definition | : | a method of drying food or blood plasma or pharmaceuticals or tissue without destroying their physical structure; material is frozen and then warmed in a vacuum so that the ice sublimes (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | inspissation, |
| definition | : | the process of thickening by dehydration (noun.process) |
| part meronym | : | plastination, |
| definition | : | a process involving fixation and dehydration and forced impregnation and hardening of biological tissues; water and lipids are replaced by curable polymers (silicone or epoxy or polyester) that are subsequently hardened (noun.process) |
2. dryness resulting from the removal of water (noun.state)
| hypernym | : | dryness, waterlessness, xerotes, |
| definition | : | the condition of not containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water) (noun.state) |
3. the process of extracting moisture (noun.process)
4. dryness resulting from the removal of water (noun.state)
5. the process of extracting moisture (noun.process)
6. dryness resulting from the removal of water (noun.state)
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