desiccated
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7.2
- adjective
- /ˈdɛsɪˌkeɪtɪd/
- Specialized
- So what'll show up is like a little brown, almost like dry or desiccated look on the pepper.
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Watch on YouTubePerhaps in Abyssinia, as the land became desiccated, the sun was correctly seen as the source of all life and in excess the unstoppable taker of life.
- Perhaps in Abyssinia, as the land became desiccated, the sun was correctly seen as the source of all life and in excess the unstoppable taker of life.
Examples
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- A DESOLATE, DESICCATED DESERT, UNTOUCHED BY THE HAND OF MAN AND GOD ALIKE.
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Lee said, "That hardly appears open to question, sir, not after your repeaters, your desiccated foods—though I wish you might find a way to provide us with more of the latter—and now your ability to ferret out the Federals' plans."
Fiction book (1992) -
I mean, look at how desiccated that corn is.
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Look at that nice and yellow, fully desiccated petals.
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I remember thinking that her desiccated scalp had dried up from drinking, and her hair was thinning.
Fiction book (1999) -
An old woman, a child with drool on its chin, a deformed young girl and stunted broken trail, a desiccated tistandi.
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Perhaps in Abyssinia, as the land became desiccated, the sun was correctly seen as the source of all life and in excess the unstoppable taker of life.
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The desiccated fruits were packaged and sold as healthy snacks.
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After months of storage, the desiccated herbs lost their vibrant color and flavor.
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The scientist examined the desiccated soil samples to study their composition.
Synonyms
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1.0
Something that is no longer wet because its water has gone away
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4.7
Having very little water because of heat
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2.8
Completely dry because it has no water left
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3.5
No longer holds water and is very dry, like a riverbed or plant
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4.1
Food with most water removed by freezing and drying so it keeps for a long time
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3.2
Completely dry with no water left
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3.6
Food with most water removed so it lasts longer
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3.4
Completely dry with no moisture
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4.4
Left to dry in the air without using heat
Antonyms
How Dry
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Desiccated comes from Latin parts de- 'completely' and siccare 'to dry', so it literally means 'completely dried'. That's why we call food or plants desiccated when they have had all their moisture removed.