Meaning of exsiccation | Babel Free

Definitions

The act of operation of drying; evaporation or expulsion of moisture.

archaic, countable, uncountable

Examples

“That which is concreted by exsiccation or expression of humidity, will be resolved by humectification, as earth, dirt and clay.”

“This property is […] more specific than that of hardening in the air; which may be reckoned a kind of exsiccation, like the drying of clay into bricks.”

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