The present participle of exsiccate; the ongoing process of drying out something completely.
Present participle form of 'exsiccate,' showing the action in progress using the '-ing' suffix.
When museum conservators are exsiccating newly acquired plant specimens, they're doing exactly what botanists have done for 300+ years—it's one of those techniques that never really changes!
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