Definitions

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

Their system converts air to water using atmospheric water generators that contain a liquid desiccant, which absorbs moisture from the air.

From BBC • May 27, 2024

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

To help mitigate issues with ammonium nitrate, Takata in 2015 agreed to start building original-equipment and replacement inflators with a drying agent, called a desiccant, to absorb excess moisture.

From Reuters • Sep. 21, 2021

Alive or dead, the gunk was the most powerful desiccant I'd ever heard of.

From The Water Eater by Marks, Winston K.

desiccant

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