des·ic·cate /ˈdɛsɪˌket/
(vt.)使幹,幹貯(vi.)變幹
des·ic·cate /ˈdɛsɪˌket/ 動詞
使乾燥,弄乾
Des·ic·cate v. t. [imp. & p. p. Desiccated; p. pr. & vb. n. Desiccating.] To dry up; to deprive or exhaust of moisture; to preserve by drying; as, to desiccate fish or fruit.
Bodies desiccated by heat or age. --Bacon.
Des·ic·cate, v. i. To become dry.
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desiccate
adj : lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless; "a technically perfect
but arid performance of the sonata"; "a desiccate
romance"; "a prissy and emotionless creature...settles
into a mold of desiccated snobbery"-C.J.Rolo [syn: arid,
desiccated]
v 1: preserve by removing all water and liquids from; "carry
dehydrated food on your camping trip" [syn: dehydrate]
2: remove water from; "All this exercise and sweating has
dehydrated me" [syn: dehydrate]
3: lose water or moisture; "In the desert, you get dehydrated
very quickly" [syn: dehydrate, dry up] [ant: hydrate]