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desiccant

/ˈdɛsɪkənt/

desiccant noun: a substance (such as calcium oxide or silica gel) that is used as a drying agent because of its high affinity for water.

Noun

desiccant (plural desiccants)

  1. A substance (such as calcium oxide or silica gel) that is used as a drying agent because of its high affinity for water.

Adjective

desiccant (comparative more desiccant, superlative most desiccant)

  1. Causing dryness.

desiccant meaning in Tamil and Kannada

desiccant in Tamil

ஈரமுறிஞ்சி, உலர் ஊக்கி, உலர்தல், வரளசெய்தல், வறட்சி ஊக்கி

desiccant in Kannada

ತೇವ ತೆಗೆಯುವ, ಇಂಗಿಸುವ, ಶೋಷಕ

Forms of desiccant

Noun
pluraldesiccants
alternative misspellingdessicant
Adjective
comparativemore desiccant
superlativemost desiccant

Origin of desiccant

Derived from Latin dēsiccans, active present participle of dēsiccō, from dē- (“of; from, away from”) + siccō (“dry up”).

Words formed from desiccant

Questions about desiccant

What does desiccant mean?
Desiccant means a substance (such as calcium oxide or silica gel) that is used as a drying agent because of its high affinity for water.
What is desiccant in Tamil?
Desiccant in Tamil is ஈரமுறிஞ்சி, உலர் ஊக்கி, உலர்தல். See Desiccant meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is desiccant?
Desiccant can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce desiccant?
Desiccant is pronounced /ˈdɛsɪkənt/ (UK).
What is the plural of desiccant?
The plural of desiccant is desiccants.

Words near desiccant in the dictionary

  1. desiatin
  2. desiatina
  3. desiatinas
  4. desiatins
  5. desiatiny
  6. desiccant
  7. desiccants
  8. desiccate
  9. desiccated
  10. desiccated coconut
  11. desiccated coconuts

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Adapted from Wiktionary: desiccant (page history and authors); desiccant (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); desiccant (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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