desiccation
/ˌdɛsɪˈkeɪʃən/
desiccation noun: the state or process of being desiccated.
Noun
desiccation (countable and uncountable, plural desiccations)
- The state or process of being desiccated.
- An act or occurrence of desiccating.
- The most important mortality affecting the larval population was most probably caused by the repeated desiccations of the marsh in the summer.1968, M.W. Service, “The Ecology of the Immature Stages of Aedes detritus”, in Journal of Applied Ecology, volume 5, number 3
desiccation meaning in Hindi, Tamil and Indonesian
desiccation in Hindi
- The state or process of being desiccated
- शुष्कन śuṣkan
desiccation in Tamil
- உலர்த்தல், உலர்வித்தல், நீர் நீக்கம்
desiccation in Indonesian
- The state or process of being desiccated
- desikasi
Synonyms of desiccation
- demoisturization
- demoisturisation
Forms of desiccation
| plural | desiccations |
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Origin of desiccation
Borrowed from Middle French dessiccation, from Late Latin desiccatio, desiccationem, from Latin desicco.
Words formed from desiccation
Words that rhyme with desiccation
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
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- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about desiccation
- What does desiccation mean?
- Desiccation means the state or process of being desiccated.
- What is desiccation in Hindi?
- Desiccation in Hindi is शुष्कन (śuṣkan). See Desiccation meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is desiccation?
- Desiccation is a noun.
- How do you pronounce desiccation?
- Desiccation is pronounced /ˌdɛsɪˈkeɪʃən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of desiccation?
- The plural of desiccation is desiccations.
Words near desiccation in the dictionary
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