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Desiccation vs. Drying — What's the Difference?

Desiccation vs. Drying — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Desiccation and Drying

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Desiccation

Desiccation (from Latin de- "thoroughly" + siccare "to dry") is the state of extreme dryness, or the process of extreme drying. A desiccant is a hygroscopic (attracts and holds water) substance that induces or sustains such a state in its local vicinity in a moderately sealed container.

Drying

Drying is a mass transfer process consisting of the removal of water or another solvent by evaporation from a solid, semi-solid or liquid. This process is often used as a final production step before selling or packaging products.

Desiccation

To dry out thoroughly.

Drying

Free from liquid or moisture
Changed to dry clothes.

Desiccation

To preserve (foods) by removing the moisture.
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Drying

Having or characterized by little or no rain
A dry climate.

Desiccation

To make dry, dull, or lifeless
"Stalinism desiccated the grassroots of urban government" (Timothy J. Colton).

Drying

Marked by the absence of natural or normal moisture
A dry month.

Desiccation

To become dry; dry out.

Drying

Not under water
Dry land.

Desiccation

Lacking spirit or animation; arid
"There was only the sun-bruised and desiccate feeling in his mind" (J.R. Salamanca).

Drying

Having all the water or liquid drained away, evaporated, or exhausted
A dry river.

Desiccation

(uncountable) The state or process of being desiccated

Drying

No longer yielding liquid, especially milk
A dry cow.

Desiccation

An act or occurrence of desiccating

Drying

Not producing a liquid substance that is normally produced
Dry heaves.

Desiccation

The act of desiccating, or the state of being desiccated.

Drying

Not shedding tears
Dry sobs.

Desiccation

Dryness resulting from the removal of water

Drying

Needing moisture or drink
A dry mouth.

Desiccation

The process of extracting moisture

Drying

No longer wet
The paint is dry.

Drying

Of or relating to solid rather than liquid substances or commodities
Dry weight.

Drying

Not sweet as a result of the decomposition of sugar during fermentation. Used of wines.

Drying

Having a large proportion of strong liquor to other ingredients
A dry martini.

Drying

Eaten or served without butter, gravy, or other garnish
Dry toast.
Dry meat.

Drying

Having no adornment or coloration; plain
The dry facts.

Drying

Devoid of bias or personal concern
Presented a dry critique.

Drying

Lacking tenderness, warmth, or involvement; severe
The actor gave a dry reading of the lines.

Drying

Matter-of-fact or indifferent in manner
Rattled off the facts in a dry mechanical tone.

Drying

Wearisome; dull
A dry lecture filled with trivial details.

Drying

Humorous in an understated or unemotional way
Dry wit.

Drying

Prohibiting or opposed to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages
A dry county.

Drying

Unproductive of the expected results
A mind dry of new ideas.

Drying

Constructed without mortar or cement
Dry masonry.

Drying

To remove the moisture from; make dry
Laundry dried by the sun.

Drying

To preserve (meat or other foods, for example) by extracting the moisture.

Drying

To become dry
The sheets dried quickly in the sun.

Drying

A prohibitionist.

Drying

Present participle of dry

Drying

The act of drying.

Drying

A method of food preservation by removing water.

Drying

Adapted or tending to exhaust moisture; as, a drying wind or day; a drying room.

Drying

Having the quality of rapidly becoming dry.

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