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desiccant

[des-i-kuhnt] / ˈdɛs ɪ kənt /
ADJECTIVE
dry
Synonyms
STRONGEST
arid bare barren dehydrated dusty parched stale torrid
STRONG
baked depleted desert desiccated drained evaporated exhausted impoverished sapped sear shriveled
WEAK
anhydrous athirst bald dried-up droughty hard juiceless not irrigated rainless sapless thirsty unmoistened waterless
Antonyms
STRONGEST
damp full moist wet
WEAK
dripping humid juicy soaked soggy watery
ADJECTIVE
moistureless
Synonyms
WEAK
anhydrous arid athirst baked bald bare barren bone-dry dehydrated depleted desert desiccated drained dried-up droughty dusty evaporated exhausted hard impoverished juiceless not irrigated parched rainless sapless sapped sear sere shriveled stale thirsty torrid unmoistened waterless
ADJECTIVE
rainless
Synonyms
WEAK
anhydrous arid athirst baked bald bare barren dehydrated depleted desert desiccated drained dried-up droughty dusty evaporated exhausted hard impoverished juiceless not irrigated parched sapless sapped sear shriveled stale thirsty torrid unmoistened waterless

Example Sentences

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Water-adsorption polymers have been playing a key part in atmospheric water harvesting and desiccant air conditioning, but desorption so that the polymers can be efficiently reused has been an issue.

From Science Daily • Nov. 27, 2024

Using sunlight or renewable electricity they heat the desiccant to 65C which releases the moisture, which can then be condensed into drinking water.

From BBC • May 27, 2024

Separate from the recalled Takata inflators are about 30 million that contain a moisture-absorbing chemical called a desiccant that is meant to keep the ammonium nitrate dry and stable.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 4, 2023

To maximize efficiency, the heat pump can be run at night, when the power grid is least stressed, and the desiccant can then be stored for use in the hottest part of the day.

From Scientific American • Aug. 29, 2023

Subsequent treatment consists in a local application of a desiccant dusting powder, which should be applied five or six times daily.

From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by Lacroix, John Victor

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.