sicca-, sicc- +

(Latin: drying, dry; withered; arid)

siccation (s), siccations (pl) (noun forms)
1. Something that has gone through the act or process of drying; especially, the gradual expulsion of moisture.
2. An area that is dry because of a decrease of water; usually, because of climatic changes, erosion, or other loss of moisture.
siccative (adjective)
1. A reference to drying or a description of something that causes anything to dry.
2. A descriptive term for anything that absorbs moisture or which promotes the drying process.
siccative (s), siccatives (pl) (noun forms)
1. A substance added to paints and some medicines to promote drying; a drier.
2. A substance added to liquids to speed the drying process.
siccific (adjective)
A reference to anything that causes dryness.
siccolabile (adjective)
Altered or desyroyed when subjected to drying; such as, a substance.
siccostabile (adjective)
Remaining stable when subjected to drying with reference to a substance.
siccus (adjective)
Dry.