a. [ L. desiccans, p. pr. of desiccare. See Desiccate. ] Drying; desiccative. -- n. (Med.) A medicine or application for drying up a sore. Wiseman. [ 1913 Webster ]

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 ]

v. i. To become dry. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. dessiccation. ] The act of desiccating, or the state of being desiccated. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. dessicatif. ] Drying; tending to dry. Ferrand. -- n. (Med.) An application for drying up secretions. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who, or that which, desiccates. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Chem.) A short glass jar fitted with an air-tight cover, and containing some desiccating agent, as sulphuric acid, phosphorus pentoxide, or calcium chloride, above which is supported on a perforated platform the material to be dried, or preserved from moisture. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

3. A machine or apparatus for drying fruit, milk, etc., usually by the aid of heat; an evaporator. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. Desiccative. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. exsiccans, p. pr. of exsiccare. See Exsiccate. ] Having the quality of drying up; causing a drying up. -- n. (Med.) An exsiccant medicine. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Exsiccated p. pr. & vb. n. Exsiccating. ] [ L. exsiccatus, p. p. of exsiccare to dry up; ex out + siccare to make dry, siccus dry. ] To exhaust or evaporate moisture from; to dry up. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. exsiccatio: cf. F. exsiccation. ] The act of operation of drying; evaporation or expulsion of moisture; state of being dried up; dryness. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Tending to make dry; having the power of drying. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) An apparatus for drying substances or preserving them from moisture; a desiccator; also, less frequently, an agent employed to absorb moisture, as calcium chloride, or concentrated sulphuric acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act or process of drying in. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Ar. sikka. ] A seal; a coining die; -- used adjectively to designate the silver currency of the Mogul emperors, or the Indian rupee of 192 grains. [ 1913 Webster ]

Sicca rupee, an East Indian coin, valued nominally at about two shillings sterling, or fifty cents. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ L. siccatus, p. p. of siccare to dry, fr. siecus dry. ] To dry. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. siccatio. ] The act or process of drying. [ R. ] Bailey. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. siccativus. ] Drying; causing to dry. -- n. That which promotes drying. [ 1913 Webster ]