desiccation
severe drying out. Dehydration.
This article is about the removal of water through chemical or physical means. For the medical condition, see
Dehydration. For the chemical reaction, see
Dehydration reaction. For food preservation by dehydration, see
Drying (food). For crop desiccation by application of herbicides, see
Crop desiccation.
Centripetal desiccation cracks in the Lower
Jurassic Moenave Formation at the St. George Dinosaur Discovery Site at Johnson Farm, southwestern
Utah. A
dinosaur footprint is at center.
Desiccation (from Latin de- "thorougly" + siccare "to dry") is the state of extreme dryness, or the process of extreme drying. A desiccant is a hygroscopic (attracts and holds water) substance that induces or sustains such a state in its local vicinity in a moderately sealed container.
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