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dryout

dryout noun: the process of drying out.

Noun

dryout (plural dryouts)

  1. The process of drying out.
    • […] with more severe dryouts resulting in stimulation of MeHg production or export, while routine water level variations or minor dryouts appear to have little effect.2017, Nidhi Nagabhatla, Christopher D. Metcalfe, Multifunctional Wetlands, page 224

Forms of dryout

pluraldryouts

Origin of dryout

From dry out.

Questions about dryout

What does dryout mean?
Dryout means the process of drying out.
What part of speech is dryout?
Dryout is a noun.
What is the plural of dryout?
The plural of dryout is dryouts.

Words near dryout in the dictionary

  1. dryopithecine
  2. dryopithecines
  3. dryopteridaceous
  4. dryosaurid
  5. dryosaurids
  6. dryout
  7. dryouts
  8. drypainting
  9. drypaintings
  10. drypoint
  11. drypointed

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