anhydration
Eliminating all moisture
Anhydration is the process of removing water from a substance, or the state of having water removed.
The term is essentially synonymous with dehydration but appears less frequently, mainly in technical or scientific contexts involving chemical processes.
Anhydration of the compound yielded a stable powder.
The related adjective anhydrous describes substances that contain no water.
Absence of moisture
- aridityAbsence of moisture
- evaporationLiquid turning to gas
- parchednessSevere lack of moisture
- shrivelContract from dryness
wilt · withering · brittleness · crispness · sapless · sere · hygroscopic · deliquescence
Preserving bodies after death
- freeze-dryingPreservation through vacuum sublimation
- dehydratingRemoving water content
- desiccantMoisture-absorbing material
- curingRestoring health or preserving
jerky · food-preservation · shelf-stable · storage · reconstitution
Combining parts into whole
- condensationVapor turning to liquid
- esterificationForming esters chemically
- anhydrideCompound lacking water
- hydrolysisWater-induced bond cleavage
reaction · catalyst · reagents · mechanism · polymerization · stoichiometry · thermochemistry · kinetics
dryness
Absence of moisture
- aridityAbsence of moisture
- evaporationLiquid turning to gas
- parchednessSevere lack of moisture
shrivel · wilt · withering · brittleness · crispness · sapless · sere · hygroscopic · deliquescence
mummification
Preserving bodies after death
- freeze-dryingPreservation through vacuum sublimation
- dehydratingRemoving water content
- desiccantMoisture-absorbing material
curing · jerky · food-preservation · shelf-stable · storage · reconstitution
synthesis
Combining parts into whole
- condensationVapor turning to liquid
- esterificationForming esters chemically
- anhydrideCompound lacking water
hydrolysis · reaction · catalyst · reagents · mechanism · polymerization · stoichiometry · thermochemistry · kinetics · equilibrium
anhydrationhydration
Bodily fluid replenishment
rehydration · moisturization · wetting · saturation · water absorption
anhydrous, hydrate, hydration, hydrated, hydrating, dehydrate, dehydration, dehydrated, rehydrate