redrying

Second time dehydrating

Redrying is drying something again, typically after it has absorbed moisture or been insufficiently dried the first time.

The term appears most often in industrial and agricultural contexts: The grain required redrying after storage or redrying tobacco leaves to achieve proper moisture content.

process

dehydration

Excessive fluid loss

desiccation · airflow · heat · temperature · blower · fan · dewatering · roasting · withering · curing

preservation

jerky

Cured meat snack

tobacco · hops · malt · tea-leaves · herbs · spices · salted · smoked · cured · airtight

industrial

lumber

Sawn wood for building

  • timberWood for construction
  • grainCereal plant's harvest unit
  • cocoaGround cacao seed powder

malt · textile · pulp · commodity · conditioning · warehousing · post-harvest

Opposites
moisture process direction

redryingrewetting

Making damp again

remoistening · rehydrating · soaking · moistening · wetting

Family

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Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G