spray-dry

verb

To convert (a liquid or slurry) into a powder by rapidly drying it with a hot gas.

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Meanings

verbspray-dry (third-person singular simple present spray-dries, present participle spray-drying, simple past and past participle spray-dried)

present singular third person spray-dries · participle present spray-drying · participle past spray-dried · past spray-dried

  1. transitiveTo convert (a liquid or slurry) into a powder by rapidly drying it with a hot gas.

Origin

From spray + dry.

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APA

spray-dry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spray-dry

MLA

“spray-dry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spray-dry. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spray-dry,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spray-dry.

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