exiccate

Meanings

• Verb

  To dry something out completely by exposing it to air or heat.

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Variants

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exsiccate , exsiccated , exsiccates , exsiccating , exsiccation , exsiccations

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Etymology

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Exiccate comes from the Latin word 'exiccare,' which means 'to dry out' or 'to extract.'

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Trivia

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1. Exiccation was used as a method of preserving food before the invention of modern refrigeration.

2. The word exiccate is not commonly used in everyday language and is more commonly found in scientific or technical contexts.

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Related Concepts

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1. Dehydrate: Dehydrate is a related concept to exiccate as both words refer to the process of removing water from a substance.

2. Preserve: Preserve is another related concept as exiccation is often used as a method of preserving plant specimens or food.

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Culture

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Exiccate has been used in various contexts, such as in the field of botany where it refers to the process of drying plant specimens for preservation.

How to Memorize "exiccate"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a plant being spread out in the sun to dry completely.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word exiccate with the feeling of a hot, dry day.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the word exiccate by thinking of the 'x' sound in 'dry' and 'ex' in 'extract'.

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