| slovo | definícia |
desiccate
(encz) | desiccate,usušit v: Zdeněk Brož |
desiccate
(encz) | desiccate,vyschnout v: Jirka Daněk |
desiccate
(encz) | desiccate,vysušit v: Zdeněk Brož |
Desiccate
(gcide) | Desiccate \Des"ic*cate\ (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Desiccated; p. pr. & vb. n. Desiccating.] [L. desiccatus,
p. p. of desiccare to dry up; de- + siccare to dry, siccus
dry. See Sack wine.]
To dry up; to deprive or exhaust of moisture; to preserve by
drying; as, to desiccate fish or fruit.
[1913 Webster]
Bodies desiccated by heat or age. --Bacon.
[1913 Webster] |
Desiccate
(gcide) | Desiccate \Des"ic*cate\, v. i.
To become dry.
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desiccate
(wn) | desiccate
adj 1: lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless; "a technically
perfect but arid performance of the sonata"; "a desiccate
romance"; "a prissy and emotionless creature...settles
into a mold of desiccated snobbery"-C.J.Rolo [syn:
arid, desiccate, desiccated]
v 1: preserve by removing all water and liquids from; "carry
dehydrated food on your camping trip" [syn: dehydrate,
desiccate]
2: remove water from; "All this exercise and sweating has
dehydrated me" [syn: dehydrate, desiccate]
3: lose water or moisture; "In the desert, you get dehydrated
very quickly" [syn: exsiccate, dehydrate, dry up,
desiccate] [ant: hydrate] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
desiccate
(encz) | desiccate,usušit v: Zdeněk Broždesiccate,vyschnout v: Jirka Daněkdesiccate,vysušit v: Zdeněk Brož |
desiccated
(encz) | desiccated,vyschlý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Desiccated
(gcide) | Desiccate \Des"ic*cate\ (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Desiccated; p. pr. & vb. n. Desiccating.] [L. desiccatus,
p. p. of desiccare to dry up; de- + siccare to dry, siccus
dry. See Sack wine.]
To dry up; to deprive or exhaust of moisture; to preserve by
drying; as, to desiccate fish or fruit.
[1913 Webster]
Bodies desiccated by heat or age. --Bacon.
[1913 Webster] |
desiccate
(wn) | desiccate
adj 1: lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless; "a technically
perfect but arid performance of the sonata"; "a desiccate
romance"; "a prissy and emotionless creature...settles
into a mold of desiccated snobbery"-C.J.Rolo [syn:
arid, desiccate, desiccated]
v 1: preserve by removing all water and liquids from; "carry
dehydrated food on your camping trip" [syn: dehydrate,
desiccate]
2: remove water from; "All this exercise and sweating has
dehydrated me" [syn: dehydrate, desiccate]
3: lose water or moisture; "In the desert, you get dehydrated
very quickly" [syn: exsiccate, dehydrate, dry up,
desiccate] [ant: hydrate] |
desiccated
(wn) | desiccated
adj 1: thoroughly dried out; "old boxes of desiccated Cuban
cigars"; "dried-out boards beginning to split" [syn:
desiccated, dried-out]
2: preserved by removing natural moisture; "dried beef"; "dried
fruit"; "dehydrated eggs"; "shredded and desiccated coconut
meat" [syn: dried, dehydrated, desiccated]
3: lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless; "a technically perfect
but arid performance of the sonata"; "a desiccate romance";
"a prissy and emotionless creature...settles into a mold of
desiccated snobbery"-C.J.Rolo [syn: arid, desiccate,
desiccated] |
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