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List of synonyms from "descry" to synonyms from "designed"


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Definition of the day : « desiccation »

  • As in dryness : noun aridity
  • As in drought : noun dryness; shortage of supply
  • As in evaporation : noun drying up; dissolution
Example sentences :
  • The aridness, the desiccation, the lifelessness of everything about was somehow shocking.
  • Extract from : « Sand Doom » by William Fitzgerald Jenkins
  • The physical disinfectants are sunlight, desiccation, and heat.
  • Extract from : « The Home Medical Library, Volume V (of VI) » by Various
  • The nitrate beds are thus essentially a product of desiccation.
  • Extract from : « The Economic Aspect of Geology » by C. K. Leith
  • In fine, tanning is still a preparatory method for desiccation.
  • Extract from : « History of Embalming » by J. N. Gannal
  • Desiccation and immersion in liquids are the only means of preservation.
  • Extract from : « History of Embalming » by J. N. Gannal
  • It preserves bodies well, but appears to favour their desiccation.
  • Extract from : « History of Embalming » by J. N. Gannal
  • In the east, the country of Kanem, the desiccation has been most marked.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 » by Various
  • In about two months the process of desiccation was completed.
  • Extract from : « Samoa, A Hundred Years Ago And Long Before » by George Turner
  • "We can put the key under the mat, and she'll never know of the 'desiccation,'" he said.
  • Extract from : « The Cromptons » by Mary J. Holmes
  • The desiccation of Central Asia is still going on, as is also probably the upheaval of a great part of the continent.
  • Extract from : « The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 » by Various