desiccation

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Some compared the rapid desiccation to the effect of turning off a giant faucet.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2024

Common stressors for sea anemones and other organisms in the tidal zone include continuous exposure to sunlight, desiccation, and the presence of oxygen radicals generated through photosynthesis.

From Science Daily • Mar. 11, 2024

This covering protects them from predators, desiccation and pesticides.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 6, 2024

But at that time, the gland only made a fatty acid solvent similar to the hydrocarbons that almost all insects make in their cuticles to prevent desiccation and to communicate chemically.

From Scientific American • Sep. 27, 2023

Might there not be an even more elaborate effort by an older and wiser species, courageously battling the advance of desiccation on the red planet?

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan