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exsiccative

exsiccative adjective: tending to make dry; having the power of drying.

Adjective

exsiccative (comparative more exsiccative, superlative most exsiccative)

  1. (archaic) Tending to make dry; having the power of drying.
    • an exsiccative effect
    • an exsiccative poison

Noun

exsiccative (plural exsiccatives)

  1. A substance that causes drying.

Forms of exsiccative

Adjective
comparativemore exsiccative
superlativemost exsiccative
Noun
pluralexsiccatives

Questions about exsiccative

What does exsiccative mean?
Exsiccative means tending to make dry; having the power of drying.
What part of speech is exsiccative?
Exsiccative can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near exsiccative in the dictionary

  1. exsiccates
  2. exsiccati
  3. exsiccating
  4. exsiccation
  5. exsiccations
  6. exsiccative
  7. exsiccatives
  8. exsiccator
  9. exsiccators
  10. exsiccatum
  11. exsiccatus

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