MEANING
The loss or removal of moisture until something becomes very dry.
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Words that belong together
- tissue desiccation
- desiccation of soil
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Desiccation left the remains brittle.
Word forms
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- desiccation
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Usage notes
Primary category: horror / gothic. Forms: Usually uncountable; no ordinary plural in this sense. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: uncommon.
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