exsiccate

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ex·sic·cate

 (ĕk′sĭ-kāt′)
intr. & tr.v. ex·sic·cat·ed, ex·sic·cat·ing, ex·sic·cates
To dry up or cause to dry up.
[Middle English exsiccaten, from Latin exsiccāre, exsiccāt- : ex-, ex- + siccāre, to dry (from siccus, dry).]
ex′sic·ca′tion n.
ex′sic·ca′tive adj.
ex′sic·ca′tor n.
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exsiccate

(ˈɛksɪˌkeɪt)
vb
to dry up; desiccate
[C15: from Latin exsiccāre, from siccus dry]
ˌexsicˈcation n
ˈexsiccative adj
ˈexsicˌcator n
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ex•sic•cate

(ˈɛk sɪˌkeɪt)

v.t. -cat•ed, -cat•ing.
to dry or remove the moisture from, as a substance.
[1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin exsiccātus, past participle of exsiccāre to dry up]
ex`sic•ca′tion, n.
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exsiccate


Past participle: exsiccated
Gerund: exsiccating

Imperative
exsiccate
exsiccate
Present
I exsiccate
you exsiccate
he/she/it exsiccates
we exsiccate
you exsiccate
they exsiccate
Preterite
I exsiccated
you exsiccated
he/she/it exsiccated
we exsiccated
you exsiccated
they exsiccated
Present Continuous
I am exsiccating
you are exsiccating
he/she/it is exsiccating
we are exsiccating
you are exsiccating
they are exsiccating
Present Perfect
I have exsiccated
you have exsiccated
he/she/it has exsiccated
we have exsiccated
you have exsiccated
they have exsiccated
Past Continuous
I was exsiccating
you were exsiccating
he/she/it was exsiccating
we were exsiccating
you were exsiccating
they were exsiccating
Past Perfect
I had exsiccated
you had exsiccated
he/she/it had exsiccated
we had exsiccated
you had exsiccated
they had exsiccated
Future
I will exsiccate
you will exsiccate
he/she/it will exsiccate
we will exsiccate
you will exsiccate
they will exsiccate
Future Perfect
I will have exsiccated
you will have exsiccated
he/she/it will have exsiccated
we will have exsiccated
you will have exsiccated
they will have exsiccated
Future Continuous
I will be exsiccating
you will be exsiccating
he/she/it will be exsiccating
we will be exsiccating
you will be exsiccating
they will be exsiccating
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been exsiccating
you have been exsiccating
he/she/it has been exsiccating
we have been exsiccating
you have been exsiccating
they have been exsiccating
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been exsiccating
you will have been exsiccating
he/she/it will have been exsiccating
we will have been exsiccating
you will have been exsiccating
they will have been exsiccating
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been exsiccating
you had been exsiccating
he/she/it had been exsiccating
we had been exsiccating
you had been exsiccating
they had been exsiccating
Conditional
I would exsiccate
you would exsiccate
he/she/it would exsiccate
we would exsiccate
you would exsiccate
they would exsiccate
Past Conditional
I would have exsiccated
you would have exsiccated
he/she/it would have exsiccated
we would have exsiccated
you would have exsiccated
they would have exsiccated
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.exsiccate - lose water or moisture; "In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly"
dry up, dehydrate, desiccate
dry, dry out - remove the moisture from and make dry; "dry clothes"; "dry hair"
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exsiccate

verb
To make or become free of moisture:
dehydrate, desiccate, dry (out), parch.
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Traditional knowledge and uses of medicinal plants by the inhabitants of the islands of the Sao Francisco river, Brazil and preliminary analysis of Rhaphiodon echinus (Lamiaceae)/Conhecimento tradicional e usos de plantas medicinais por habitantes das ilhas do rio Sao Francisco, Brasil e analise preliminar de Rhaphiodon echinus (Lamiaceae)
The species was botanically identified as Acmella oleracea by the Scientific and Technological Research Institute of Amapa, and the exsiccate was deposited at the HAMAB collection as Acmella oleracea F.
Drying kinetics of crushed mass of 'jambu': Effective diffusivity and activation energy/Cinetica de secagem da massa triturada de jambu: Difusividade efetiva e energia de ativacao
Each sample is accompanied by precise collecting location by GPS; plant identification by a qualified botanical taxonomist; and a deposit of testimony exsiccate in a certified herbarium.
Cellular and Biophysical Pipeline for the Screening of Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Beta/Delta Agonists: Avoiding False Positives
The money will exsiccate within 44 months just as donations dry up in the mystery of time and the pockets of Egyptian knaves.
Trickle down
Exsiccate of the vegetal material selected was kept at the herbarium of the Uni-versidade Federal de Sergipe (Voucher # ASE 8245).
Cardiodepressive effect elicited by the essential oil of Alpinia speciosa is related to L-type [Ca.sup.2+] current blockade
We identified the collected material using taxonomic keys available in the literature and morphological comparison with exsiccate deposited in the herbarium Vasconcelos Sobrinho (PEUFR) at UFRPE.
Response of aquatic macrophyte biomass to limnological changes under water level fluctuation in tropical reservoirs/Resposta da biomassa de macrofitas aquaticas as mudancas limnologicas consequentes da variacao do nivel da agua em reservatorios tropicais
A young branch, with a flower, was collected, dried, and the exsiccate (T.T.
Fitotoxicidad y citotoxicidad de los extractos de Lepidaploa rufogrisea (Asteraceae) en la planta modelo Lactuca sativa (Asteraceae)
Juss obtained from a farm in Lagoa do Carro-PE, Brazil, was identified by the Engineer Angela Maria Miranda and deposited at the herbarium of the Department of Forest Engineering of the Federal Rural University of Pernambuco (UFRPE) with the exsiccate HST-16264.
Post-natal development of rats' offspring treated with the ethanol extract of Neem leaves (Azadirachta indica A. Juss) during pregnancy and lactation/Desenvolvimento pos-natal de proles de ratas tratadas com o extrato etanolico das folhas de nim (Azadirachta indica A. Juss) durante a gestacao e lactacao
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