desiccate

英 ['desɪkeɪt] 美 ['dɛsɪ,ket]
  • vi. 变干
  • vt. 使干;干贮

英文词源


desiccate
desiccate: see sack
desiccate (v.)
1570s (past participle adjective desicatt is attested from early 15c.), from Latin desiccatus, past participle of desiccare "to make very dry" (see desiccation). Related: Desiccated; desiccating.

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