1. SYN: desiccation. 2. The removal of water of crystallization. SYN: dehydration (3). [L. ex sicco, pp. siccatus, to dry up]
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n.
drying up, as may occur in tissues deprived of an adequate supply of water during dehydration or starvation.
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ex·sic·ca·tion (ek″sĭ-kaґshən) 1. desiccation. 2. xerosis. 3. in chemistry, the depriving of a crystalline substance of its water of crystallization.Medical dictionary. 2011.