Meanings
plural desiccations
- uncountableThe state or process of being desiccated.
- countableuncountableAn act or occurrence of desiccating.
The most important mortality affecting the larval population was most probably caused by the repeated desiccations of the marsh in the summer.
1968, M.W. Service, “The Ecology of the Immature Stages of Aedes detritus”, in Journal of Applied Ecology, volume 5, number 3
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latindesicco
- Late Latindesiccatio, desiccationem
- Middle Frenchdessiccation
- Englishdesiccation
Borrowed from Middle French dessiccation, from Late Latin desiccatio, desiccationem, from Latin desicco.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan dessecació
- dessecacióThe state or process of being desiccated
Chinese Mandarin 乾燥 /干燥
- 乾燥 /干燥 (gānzào)The state or process of being desiccated
Finnish kuivuminen
- kuivuminenThe state or process of being desiccated
French dessiccation
- dessiccationThe state or process of being desiccated
German Trocknung
- TrocknungThe state or process of being desiccated
Hindi शुष्कन
- शुष्कन (śuṣkan)The state or process of being desiccated
Indonesian desikasi
- desikasiThe state or process of being desiccated
Irish triomú
- triomúThe state or process of being desiccated
Italian essiccamento, essiccazione
- essiccamentoThe state or process of being desiccated
- essiccazioneThe state or process of being desiccated
Japanese 乾燥
- 乾燥 (kansō)The state or process of being desiccated
Korean 건조
- 건조 (geonjo)The state or process of being desiccated
Russian су́шка, высыхание
- су́шка (súška)The state or process of being desiccated
- высыхание (vysyxanije)The state or process of being desiccated
Turkish desikasyon, kuruma
- desikasyonThe state or process of being desiccated
- kurumaThe state or process of being desiccated
- kurulanmaThe state or process of being desiccated
Ukrainian вису́шування
- вису́шування (vysúšuvannja)The state or process of being desiccated
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with desiccation
Cite this entry
desiccation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desiccation
“desiccation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desiccation. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “desiccation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desiccation.
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