Desiccant

/ˈdɛsɪkənt/ noun

Definition

A substance that removes moisture from the air or from another substance, used to keep things dry.

Etymology

From Latin desiccans (drying), present participle of desiccate (to dry up). The term became prominent in chemistry and food preservation in the 19th-20th centuries.

Kelly Says

That little packet of desiccant beads in vitamin bottles and electronics—usually silica gel—is performing a job humans had to do with salt, lime, or charcoal for thousands of years; technology just made it tiny.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ማርክ
mar-k
ARالعربية
مادة جافة
maad-ah ja-f-fah
BNবাংলা
শুষ্ককরণকারী
shush-k-karan-kar-ee
CACatalà
dessecant
deh-se-kan
CSČeština
absorbent
ab-sor-bent
DADansk
fugtfordrivende
fugt-ford-ri-ven-deh
DEDeutsch
Desiccant
deh-si-kant
ELΕλληνικά
απορροφητής
a-por-ro-fe-tis
ESEspañol
desecante
deh-seh-kan-teh
FAفارسی
خشک‌کن
khook-kon
FISuomi
kosteussuoja
kos-teus-su-o-ja
FRFrançais
désiccant
deh-si-kan
GUGU
શુષ્કકરણ
shoosh-k-karan
HAHA
kwan-kwan
kwan-kwan
HEעברית
משיכה לחות
mis-cheh la-chot
HIहिन्दी
निर्जलीकरण
nir-jale-karan
HUMagyar
szárító
szar-ee-to
IDBahasa Indonesia
pengering
peng-e-ring
IGIG
nri-nri
nri-nri
ITItaliano
disidratante
dee-si-dra-tan-teh
JA日本語
乾燥剤
kōsai-zai
KKKK
сырты
syr-ty
KMKM
ស្អុយ
s'auy
KO한국어
탈취제
tal-chu-je
MRMR
सूखवणूक
sook-hav-noo-k
MSBahasa Melayu
pengering
peng-e-ring
MYမြန်မာ
ရေကျစေ
ye-kye-say
NLNederlands
ontvochtiger
on-tvoh-chi-gher
NONorsk
fuktsugger
fukt-soog-er
PAPA
ਖੁશਕ
khush-k
PLPolski
pochłaniacz wilgoci
po-hwan-iacz vil-go-chi
PTPortuguês
desicante
deh-si-kan-teh
RORomână
absorbant
ab-sor-bant
RUРусский
сушилка
soo-shihl-kah
SVSvenska
fuktsugare
fukt-soo-gah-reh
SWKiswahili
kavu
ka-vu
TAதமிழ்
ஈரப்பதம் நீக்கி
eer-app-ath-am nee-kki
TEతెలుగు
కాండకరణం
kaan-da-ka-ran-am
THไทย
ตัวดูดความชื้น
tua-doo-kwahm-chun
TLTL
pumiputo
poo-mi-poo-to
TRTürkçe
nem alma maddesi
nem al-ma ma-deh-seh-ee
UKУкраїнська
поглинач вологи
po-hly-nach vo-lo-gi
URاردو
خشک کن
khook-kon
VITiếng Việt
hút ẩm
hoot am
YOYO
ọ́rọ́
o-ro
ZH中文
干燥剂
gāo-shī-jì
ZUZU
umshushisi
oom-shu-shee-see

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