Removes moisture from something; dries out thoroughly or excessively.
Third person singular present tense of 'desiccate,' from Latin desiccatus (dried). The verb form emphasizes the action of removing water or moisture.
When archaeologists talk about how desiccation preserved mummies or ancient documents, they're describing one of nature's greatest accidental preservation technologies—it turns out life needs water way more than it needs decay.
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