The process of removing water or moisture from a substance; actively dehydrating a chemical compound.
Present participle of anhydrate, showing the ongoing action of water removal. This gerund form describes the dynamic process rather than the completed state.
Industrial anhydrating of chemicals is big business—factories remove water from everything from milk powder to paint because water-free products take up less space, weigh less to ship, and last longer on shelves!
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