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siccative

siccative noun: a drier; a catalyst used to promote drying.

Noun

siccative (plural siccatives)

  1. A drier; a catalyst used to promote drying.

Adjective

siccative (comparative more siccative, superlative most siccative)

  1. Causing or promoting drying

siccative meaning in Tamil

siccative in Tamil

உணத்தி, உலர்த்து கருவி

Forms of siccative

Noun
pluralsiccatives
Adjective
comparativemore siccative
superlativemost siccative

Origin of siccative

Latin siccativus.

Words formed from siccative

Questions about siccative

What does siccative mean?
Siccative means a drier; a catalyst used to promote drying.
What is siccative in Tamil?
Siccative in Tamil is உணத்தி, உலர்த்து கருவி. See Siccative meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is siccative?
Siccative can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of siccative?
The plural of siccative is siccatives.

Words near siccative in the dictionary

  1. siccate
  2. siccated
  3. siccates
  4. siccating
  5. siccation
  6. siccative
  7. siccatives
  8. Siccawei
  9. sicced
  10. siccer
  11. siccimeter

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Adapted from Wiktionary: siccative (page history and authors); siccative (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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