desiccated

Meanings

• Adjective

  Dried out or becoming dried out.

  - "The raisins are desiccated and ready to eat."
  - "The desert climate causes plants to be desiccated."
  - "The desiccated leaves crumbled easily."

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Antonyms

hydrate , moisten , moisturize , wet

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Synonyms

dehydrate , exiccate , exsiccate , parch

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with desiccated
mummified , preserved , revived , survived

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Variants

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desiccated , desiccate , desiccates , desiccating , desiccative , desiccator , desiccators

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Etymology

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From the Latin desiccatus, past participle of desiccare ‘to dry out’, from desicc- ‘dry’ + -are ‘to make’.

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Trivia

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1. Desiccated blood, also known as dried blood, has been used in traditional Chinese medicine for thousands of years.

2. Desiccated coconut is a popular ingredient in baking and cooking, particularly in desserts and sweet dishes.

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Related Concepts

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1. Dehydration: The process of removing water from a substance or organism, often leading to desiccation.

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Culture

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Desiccated is often used in the context of botany and ecology, particularly in arid environments where water is scarce. It can also be used figuratively to describe someone or something that has lost vitality or energy.

How to Memorize "desiccated"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a plant or fruit shriveling up and becoming desiccated due to lack of water.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'desiccated' with the feeling of dryness and lack of moisture.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the 'D' in desiccated stands for 'Dry'.

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