(transitive) To remove moisture from; to dry. / (transitive) To preserve by drying. / (intransitive, rare) To become dry; to dry up.

Having had moisture removed; dehydrated, desiccated.

A substance which has been desiccated, that is, had its moisture removed.

simple past tense and past participle of desiccate

dried

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of desiccate

(uncountable) The state or process of being desiccated / An act or occurrence of desiccating

A substance (such as calcium oxide or silica gel) that is used as a drying agent because of its high affinity for water.

Causing dryness.

plural of desiccant