Definition
Having the quality of drying out or causing moisture to be removed; a drying agent or substance.
Etymology
Formed from 'exsiccate' plus '-ive' suffix, indicating a quality or agent that performs the action of drying.
Kelly Says
Painters used exsiccative oils for centuries—they added chemicals to oil paint that made it dry faster, which is why old masters could paint in layers without waiting weeks between coats!
Translations
BNবাংলা
শুষ্ককরণ
shushk-kor-on
CACatalà
dessecant
deh-seh-kan
CSČeština
sušící
soo-shee-chee
DADansk
tørrende
toer-ren-deh
DEDeutsch
trocknend
trok-nen-d
ELΕλληνικά
ξερασιά
kse-ra-see-ah
ESEspañol
desecante
deh-seh-kan-teh
FAفارسی
خشککن
khoshk-kon
FISuomi
kuivattava
kui-vat-tava
FRFrançais
desséchant
deh-seh-shahn
HUMagyar
szárító
szar-ee-to
IDBahasa Indonesia
pengering
peng-e-ring
ITItaliano
essiccante
eh-see-kkan-teh
MRMR
सूखवणूक
sook-hav-noo-k
MSBahasa Melayu
pengering
peng-e-ring
MYမြန်မာ
ရေကျစေ
ye-kya-se
NLNederlands
droogmaker
droog-ma-ker
NONorsk
tørrende
toer-ren-deh
PLPolski
suszarka
sush-arka
PTPortuguês
desecante
deh-seh-kan-teh
RORomână
deshidratant
deh-hee-drah-tan
RUРусский
высушивающее
vysushiva-y-o-shee
SVSvenska
torkande
tor-kan-deh
SWKiswahili
kausha
kaw-sha
THไทย
ทำให้แห้ง
thaa-hae-yeong
TRTürkçe
kurutma maddesi
ku-ru-t-ma ma-deh-seh
UKУкраїнська
сушильний
soo-sheel-nyy
VITiếng Việt
khử ẩm
khu-am
ZUZU
ukusisa
oo-koo-see-sah