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.
desiccated
adj 1: thoroughly dried out; "old boxes of desiccated Cuban
cigars"; "dried-out boards beginning to split" [syn: dried-out]
2: preserved by removing natural moisture; "dried beef"; "dried
fruit"; "dehydrated eggs"; "shredded and desiccated
coconut meat" [syn: dried, dehydrated]
3: 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,
desiccate]