Associations to the word «Desiccation»

Wiktionary

DESICCATION, noun. (uncountable) The state or process of being desiccated
DESICCATION, noun. An act or occurrence of desiccating

Dictionary definition

DESICCATION, noun. Dryness resulting from the removal of water.
DESICCATION, noun. The process of extracting moisture.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats