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exsiccate

/ɛkˈsɪk.eɪt/

Translations

exsiccateverb

exsiccated

Past Simple

exsiccated

Past Participle

exsiccating

Gerund

/ɛkˈsɪk.eɪt/

The laboratory technician needs to exsiccate the sample before analysis.

Лаборанту нужно высушивать образец перед анализом.

Additional translations

Synonyms

exsiccateverb

To remove moisture from something; to dry out.

The botanist needed to exsiccate the plant samples before storing them in the herbarium.

To lose moisture and become dry; to desiccate.

After days in the desert sun, the clay began to exsiccate and crack.