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des·ic·cate

vb-cat*ed  -cat*ing vt  1  :  to dry up or cause to dry up  :  deprive or exhaust of moisture : esp  :  to dry thoroughly <the surgeon removed a suspect mole by electrodesiccation and thoroughly desiccated the immediately adjoining tissue with a needle electrode>   2  :  to preserve a food by drying  :  DEHYDRATE <one cup of desiccated coconut>  vi  :  to become dried up  :  undergo a desiccating process .
 
 

 
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