dryings
Evaporation processes occurring
Dryings is the plural of drying, referring to multiple instances or sessions of removing moisture from something.
The word appears most often in technical or industrial contexts where repeated drying processes occur: The paintings required several dryings between coats of varnish.
In food preservation, multiple dryings may be necessary to achieve the desired texture or shelf stability.
Extremely dry or thirsty
- desiccatedThoroughly dehydrated
- aridDevoid of water
- droughtProlonged water scarcity
- shriveledContracted from moisture loss
anhydrous · waterless · moistureless · thirst · scorched · desiccants · drained · sapped
Oven for hardening clay
- ovenEnclosed cooking chamber
- dewateringRemoving liquid from solids
- bakingCooking with dry heat
- blottingAbsorbing by pressing
toweling · patting · curing · calcining · roasting · clothesline · dehydrator · desiccator
Losing turgor and drooping
- droopingHanging or bending downward
- shrivelingContracting from moisture loss
- fadingGradual loss of intensity
- wizenShrivel from drying
sere · decline · decay · atrophy · deterioration · crumbling · blight · parched
Cured meat snack
- curingRestoring health or preserving
- smokingInhaling burning tobacco
- biltongCured dried meat snack
- pemmicanConcentrated portable meat provisions
stockfish · raisins · prunes · dehydrated · desiccation · herbarium · mummification · preserving
Conversion to gas
- humidityMoisture in atmosphere
- steamHeated water's gaseous form
- condensationVapor turning to liquid
- transpirationBotanical water vapor release
distillation · dewpoint · mist · fog · evaporate · volatilization · hygrometer · atmosphere
parched
Extremely dry or thirsty
- desiccatedThoroughly dehydrated
- aridDevoid of water
- droughtProlonged water scarcity
shriveled · anhydrous · waterless · moistureless · thirst · scorched · desiccants · drained · sapped · depleted
kiln
Oven for hardening clay
- ovenEnclosed cooking chamber
- dewateringRemoving liquid from solids
- bakingCooking with dry heat
blotting · toweling · patting · curing · calcining · roasting · clothesline · dehydrator · desiccator · radiator
wilting
Losing turgor and drooping
- droopingHanging or bending downward
- shrivelingContracting from moisture loss
- fadingGradual loss of intensity
wizen · sere · decline · decay · atrophy · deterioration · crumbling · blight · parched · desiccation
jerky
Cured meat snack
pemmican · stockfish · raisins · prunes · dehydrated · desiccation · herbarium · mummification · preserving · shelf-stable
vaporization
Conversion to gas
- humidityMoisture in atmosphere
- steamHeated water's gaseous form
- condensationVapor turning to liquid
transpiration · distillation · dewpoint · mist · fog · evaporate · volatilization · hygrometer · atmosphere · sublimation
dryingswettings
Acts of making damp
soakings · moistenings · saturations · drenchings · hydrations
- drying upLosing moisture completely
- freeze dryingDehydrating via frozen sublimation
- drying offRemoving wetness from oneself
- drying outMoisture gradually leaving
- air dryingMoisture removal without heat
- drying rackFrame for hanging laundry