desiccate
Dry out completely
Desiccate means to dry out thoroughly, removing all moisture.
The word applies literally to food preservation—desiccated coconut—and to environments or organisms deprived of water: The drought desiccated the soil.
Figuratively, desiccate describes something drained of vitality or interest: years of bureaucratic work had desiccated his imagination.
Cured meat snack
- mummifyPreserve body with wrappings
- freeze-dryPreserve by frozen dehydration
- cureTreatment that heals
- saltSodium chloride compound
smoke · biltong · pemmican · raisins · sun-dried · stockfish · dehydrator · food-preservation
Having no wetness
- shriveledContracted from moisture loss
- parchedExtremely dry or thirsty
- brittleLiable to shatter
- crumblyProne to fragmenting
wizened · leathery · sere · crisp · sapless · husky · anhydrous · droughty
Contract from dryness
wizen · languish · fade · deteriorate · senesce · droop · waste · decline
Excessive fluid loss
- anhydrousContaining no water
- desiccatorSealed chamber for moisture removal
- sublimationSolid to gas directly
- evaporateTransition to gaseous state
jerky
Cured meat snack
- mummifyPreserve body with wrappings
- freeze-dryPreserve by frozen dehydration
- cureTreatment that heals
salt · smoke · biltong · pemmican · raisins · sun-dried · stockfish · dehydrator · food-preservation · herbarium
moistureless
Having no wetness
crumbly · wizened · leathery · sere · crisp · sapless · husky · anhydrous · droughty · withered
shrivel
Contract from dryness
shrink · wizen · languish · fade · deteriorate · senesce · droop · waste · decline · crumble
dehydration
Excessive fluid loss
- anhydrousContaining no water
- desiccatorSealed chamber for moisture removal
- sublimationSolid to gas directly
evaporate · hygroscopic · efflorescence · humectant · deliquescent
drought
Prolonged water scarcity
Sahara · Gobi · desolate · scorched · lifeless · inhospitable · badlands · dunes · dustbowl · xerophyte
desiccateinvigorate
To fill with energy
vitalize · vivify · enliven · energize · revitalize
- desiccated coconutDehydrated tropical fruit shreds
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