exsiccation
exsiccation noun: the act of operation of drying; evaporation or expulsion of moisture.
Noun
exsiccation (countable and uncountable, plural exsiccations)
- The act of operation of drying; evaporation or expulsion of moisture.
- That which is concreted by exsiccation or expression of humidity, will be resolved by humectification, as earth, dirt and clay.1658, Sir Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica, London: Edward Dod OCLC 216753971
- This property is […] more specific than that of hardening in the air; which may be reckoned a kind of exsiccation, like the drying of clay into bricks.1802, William Paley, Natural Theology, section XIX
exsiccation meaning in Tamil
exsiccation in Tamil
- உணக்கல், வாட்டல்
Forms of exsiccation
| plural | exsiccations |
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Origin of exsiccation
Borrowed from Late Latin exsiccatio, exsiccationis, from Latin exsicco: compare French exsiccation.
Questions about exsiccation
- What does exsiccation mean?
- Exsiccation means the act of operation of drying; evaporation or expulsion of moisture.
- What is exsiccation in Tamil?
- Exsiccation in Tamil is உணக்கல், வாட்டல். See Exsiccation meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is exsiccation?
- Exsiccation is a noun.
- What is the plural of exsiccation?
- The plural of exsiccation is exsiccations.
Words near exsiccation in the dictionary
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