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desiccatory

desiccatory adjective: tending to desiccate, relating to desiccation..

Adjective

desiccatory (comparative more desiccatory, superlative most desiccatory)

  1. Tending to desiccate, relating to desiccation..
    Synonyms:
    desiccative

Synonyms of desiccatory

Forms of desiccatory

comparativemore desiccatory
superlativemost desiccatory

Origin of desiccatory

From desiccate + -ory.

Questions about desiccatory

What does desiccatory mean?
Desiccatory means tending to desiccate, relating to desiccation..
What part of speech is desiccatory?
Desiccatory is an adjective.

Words near desiccatory in the dictionary

  1. desiccations
  2. desiccative
  3. desiccatives
  4. desiccator
  5. desiccators
  6. desiccatory
  7. desiccome
  8. desiccomes
  9. desid
  10. desiderable
  11. desiderant

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