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dehydrate

[dee-hahy-drayt] / diˈhaɪ dreɪt /


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“There’s this myth that coffee is a diuretic and is going to dehydrate you, it’s not true,” says Juli MacKenna, manager of clinical nutrition at Tufts Medicine MelroseWakefield Hospital.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

Before the weigh-in, which takes place a day before the fight night, they may dehydrate to lose the final bit of weight.

From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2025

Hydrating the salt releases heat, which is used to heat the building, and extra heat from the heat pump at other times of day is required to dehydrate, or charge, the TCM.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 19, 2024

Mehta recommends switching to a hydrating, more cream based, cleanser and also decreasing application of products such as retinoids, exfoliant, and vitamin C, which can dehydrate skin.

From National Geographic ● Nov. 28, 2023

They dehydrate dangerously quickly without it, even in cooler seasons.

From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones

While Gatorade has traditionally emphasized hydration, caffeine is a diuretic that dehydrates the body; Fast Twitch is meant for before a workout, with consumers drinking a more hydrating beverage during and after exercise.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 1, 2022

Ward dehydrates vegetable pulp along with seasonings and soaked chia seeds and even nuts, using the same method as fruit leather, to make raw vegan crackers.

From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2022

The disease also dehydrates bats and wakes them from winter hibernation, using energy that they can’t replace because the insects they eat aren’t flying around.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 5, 2022

The company sources its roses from South America and dehydrates the flowers at peak bloom.

From Fox News ● Feb. 1, 2022

This addition coagulates any albumen and dehydrates the fat.

From Soap-Making Manual A Practical Handbook on the Raw Materials, Their Manipulation, Analysis and Control in the Modern Soap Plant. by E. G. Thomssen

She became lethargic, dehydrated and disinterested in food.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

In very high temperatures, especially for older adults or people who are dehydrated or unwell, fans alone may not be enough.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026

She was left with a piece of apple but was stressed and dehydrated.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026

“If it’s too hot, disabled people get dehydrated, and it’s difficult to breathe,” said Funaro.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026

But I didn’t, and letting Otto and me get dehydrated was no alternative.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer

"To see nanoscale structures with standard electron microscopy, we fix and dehydrate the tissues, but freezing them retains their shape -- similar to freezing a grape rather than dehydrating it into a raisin," Watanabe said.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026

It acquired Canada’s largest spice firm in 1959, and nabbed a California-based vegetable dehydrating plant in 1961.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026

The NHS recommends drinking more water when there's a higher risk of dehydrating, including when sweating due to hot weather.

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2025

Meanwhile inside of a game’s universe humans survive by dehydrating to a flatness that enables others to roll them up and carry them around like a yoga mat.

From Salon ● Mar. 21, 2024

It's only been a day and I'm dehydrating fast.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins




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