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“exsiccation”
exsiccation (s), exsiccations (pl) (noun forms)
1. That which is dried or from which moisture has evaporated or been expelled.
2. A state or condition of being dried up; dryness: "When he went out into the fields, he could see the results of the inadequacy of moisture which had resulted from a lack of rain."
2. A state or condition of being dried up; dryness: "When he went out into the fields, he could see the results of the inadequacy of moisture which had resulted from a lack of rain."
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-ation, -ization (-iz[e] + -ation); -isation (British spelling variation)
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sicca-, sicc- +
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