Desiccation
noun
The process of drying or losing moisture.
The desiccation of the lake caused the fish to die.
Often appears as...
- rapid desiccation
- slow desiccation
noun
A state of excessive dryness.
The patient's skin showed signs of desiccation due to dehydration.
Often appears as...
- signs of desiccation
- severe desiccation
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
noun
The removal of water from a substance.
Desiccation is an important process in the production of certain chemicals.
Often appears as...
- chemical desiccation
- desiccation process
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
noun
The process of drying or losing moisture.
The desiccation of the lake caused the fish to die.
Often appears as...
- rapid desiccation
- slow desiccation
noun
A state of excessive dryness.
The patient's skin showed signs of desiccation due to dehydration.
Often appears as...
- signs of desiccation
- severe desiccation
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
noun
The removal of water from a substance.
Desiccation is an important process in the production of certain chemicals.
Often appears as...
- chemical desiccation
- desiccation process
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Environmental Impact
Consider 'desiccation' to imply not just drying, but often harm to ecosystems.
Human activities have led to the desiccation of numerous wetlands.
Pro Tip 2/3Intensity Variation
'Desiccation' can be gradual or swift, affecting how we talk about climate effects.
Climate change threatens gradual desiccation of the rainforest.
Pro Tip 3/3Preventive Measures
Desiccation is often a negative event that prompts actions to stop it.
Farmers built a dam to combat the desiccation of their croplands.
Pro Tip 1/3Environmental Impact
Consider 'desiccation' to imply not just drying, but often harm to ecosystems.
Human activities have led to the desiccation of numerous wetlands.
Pro Tip 2/3Intensity Variation
'Desiccation' can be gradual or swift, affecting how we talk about climate effects.
Climate change threatens gradual desiccation of the rainforest.
Pro Tip 3/3Preventive Measures
Desiccation is often a negative event that prompts actions to stop it.
Farmers built a dam to combat the desiccation of their croplands.
Pro Tip 1/3Environmental Impact
Consider 'desiccation' to imply not just drying, but often harm to ecosystems.
Human activities have led to the desiccation of numerous wetlands.
Pro Tip 2/3Intensity Variation
'Desiccation' can be gradual or swift, affecting how we talk about climate effects.
Climate change threatens gradual desiccation of the rainforest.
Pro Tip 3/3Preventive Measures
Desiccation is often a negative event that prompts actions to stop it.
Farmers built a dam to combat the desiccation of their croplands.
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How we can make crops...
to be able to lose all that water and not die? So I undertook what we call a systems biology approach in order to get a comprehensive understanding of desiccation tolerance, in which we look at everything from the molecular to the whole plant, ecophysiological level. For example we look at things like changes in the plant anatomy as they dried out
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The 5 Musketeers Eat...
need to be in the water or in a moist environment often or else we would dehydrate excessively or desiccate that's okay it's another word for dehydration usually desiccation refers
Video examples
How we can make crops...
to be able to lose all that water and not die? So I undertook what we call a systems biology approach in order to get a comprehensive understanding of desiccation tolerance, in which we look at everything from the molecular to the whole plant, ecophysiological level. For example we look at things like changes in the plant anatomy as they dried out
Video examples
The 5 Musketeers Eat...
need to be in the water or in a moist environment often or else we would dehydrate excessively or desiccate that's okay it's another word for dehydration usually desiccation refers
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