Meanings
adjectivedesiccative (comparative more desiccative, superlative most desiccative)
comparative more desiccative · superlative most desiccative
- causing to desiccate; drying out
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
Translations
Catalan dessecant, dessecatiu
- dessecantcausing to desiccate
- dessecatiucausing to desiccate
French déssechant, dessiccatif
- déssechantcausing to desiccate
- dessiccatifcausing to desiccate
Portuguese dessecante
- dessecantecausing to desiccate
Spanish desecativo, desecante
- desecativocausing to desiccate
- desecantecausing to desiccate
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APA
desiccative. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desiccative
MLA
“desiccative.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desiccative. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “desiccative,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desiccative.
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