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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. dryness resulting from the removal of water;
[syn: dehydration, desiccation]

2. the process of extracting moisture;
[syn: dehydration, desiccation, drying up, evaporation]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Desiccation \Des`ic*ca"tion\, n. [Cf. F. dessiccation.]
   The act of desiccating, or the state of being desiccated.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

desiccation
    n 1: dryness resulting from the removal of water [syn:
         dehydration, desiccation]
    2: the process of extracting moisture [syn: dehydration,
       desiccation, drying up, evaporation]