desiccation
Total moisture removal
Desiccation is the process of drying out completely or the state of being thoroughly dried.
The term appears in scientific and technical contexts—biology, food preservation, geology: desiccation of tissue samples, soil desiccation during drought.
Figuratively, it can describe something drained of vitality or interest: the desiccation of political discourse.
Devoid of water
- parchedExtremely dry or thirsty
- barrenUnable to produce
- scorchedBurned on surface
- bakedCooked by dry heat
sere · xeric · dust · sand · cracked earth · wasteland · desert · lifeless
Absence of moisture
- evaporationLiquid turning to gas
- shrinkageDecrease in size
- witheringDrying and declining
- shrivelingContracting from moisture loss
moisture loss · wilting · brittleness · crispness · crackling · thirst · anhydrous · wrinkling
Preserving bodies after death
- jerkyCured meat snack
- freeze-dryingPreservation through vacuum sublimation
- dehydrated foodEdibles with water extracted
- dried fruitDehydrated edible plant matter
biltong · stockfish · pemmican · raisins · dried herbs · food preservation · shelf-stable · moisture removal
Insufficient supply of water
- dry spellProlonged absence of rain
- famineSevere food shortage
- crop failureWhen fields yield nothing
- desertificationLand becoming barren, infertile
dust bowl · heatwave · cracked earth · water rationing · parched land · failed harvest · dried riverbed · water scarcity
Moisture-absorbing granular material
- calcium chlorideHygroscopic salt for de-icing
- anhydrousContaining no water
- hygroscopicAbsorbs moisture from surroundings
- dehumidifierDevice reducing air moisture
bentonite · diatomaceous earth · adsorption · absorption · spray-drying · humidity control
arid
Devoid of water
baked · sere · xeric · dust · sand · cracked earth · wasteland · desert · lifeless · inhospitable
dryness
Absence of moisture
- evaporationLiquid turning to gas
- shrinkageDecrease in size
- witheringDrying and declining
moisture loss · shriveling · wilting · brittleness · crispness · crackling · thirst · anhydrous · wrinkling · atrophy
mummification
Preserving bodies after death
- jerkyCured meat snack
- freeze-dryingPreservation through vacuum sublimation
- dehydrated foodEdibles with water extracted
dried fruit · biltong · stockfish · pemmican · raisins · dried herbs · food preservation · shelf-stable · moisture removal · curing
water shortage
Insufficient supply of water
- dry spellProlonged absence of rain
- famineSevere food shortage
- crop failureWhen fields yield nothing
desertification · dust bowl · heatwave · cracked earth · water rationing · parched land · failed harvest · dried riverbed · water scarcity
silica gel
Moisture-absorbing granular material
- calcium chlorideHygroscopic salt for de-icing
- anhydrousContaining no water
- hygroscopicAbsorbs moisture from surroundings
dehumidifier · bentonite · diatomaceous earth · adsorption · absorption · spray-drying · humidity control
- Deteriorationdecay, rot, degradation, deterioration, corrosion
- drynessarid, aridity, dry, dehydrated, bone dry
- mummiesmummy, mummies, mummification, Egyptian mummy, King Tut
- wind effectstornadoes, hurricanes, sand storms, dust storms, blizzards
- mummificationembalming, linen bandages, wrapping, evisceration, canopic jars
- water lossevaporation, sweating, perspiration, transpiration, drying
desiccationhydration
Bodily fluid replenishment
moistening · saturation · wetting · soaking · wetness
desiccationhydration
Bodily fluid replenishment
rehydration · succulence · juiciness · turgidity · nourishment