In the process of removing moisture; drying out.
Present participle of 'desiccate,' formed with -ing. Used in scientific and descriptive contexts to indicate ongoing drying action.
The Atacama Desert in Chile is so desiccating—barely any rain for centuries—that scientists study it to understand how life could exist on Mars, and they've found organisms thriving anyway.
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