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desiccations

desiccations is the plural of desiccation.

Meaning of desiccation

Noun

desiccation (countable and uncountable, plural desiccations)

  1. (uncountable) The state or process of being desiccated.
  2. 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

Questions about desiccations

What is desiccations the plural of?
Desiccations is the plural of desiccation.

Words near desiccations in the dictionary

  1. desiccatedly
  2. desiccates
  3. desiccating
  4. desiccation
  5. desiccational
  6. desiccations
  7. desiccative
  8. desiccatives
  9. desiccator
  10. desiccators
  11. desiccatory

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