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desiccant

[des-i-kuhnt] / ˈdɛs ɪ kənt /
ADJECTIVE
dry
Synonyms
STRONGEST
arid bare barren dehydrated dusty parched stale torrid
STRONG
baked depleted desert desiccated drained evaporated exhausted impoverished sapped sear shriveled
WEAK
anhydrous athirst bald dried-up droughty hard juiceless not irrigated rainless sapless thirsty unmoistened waterless
Antonyms
STRONGEST
damp full moist wet
WEAK
dripping humid juicy soaked soggy watery
ADJECTIVE
moistureless
Synonyms
WEAK
anhydrous arid athirst baked bald bare barren bone-dry dehydrated depleted desert desiccated drained dried-up droughty dusty evaporated exhausted hard impoverished juiceless not irrigated parched rainless sapless sapped sear sere shriveled stale thirsty torrid unmoistened waterless
ADJECTIVE
rainless
Synonyms
WEAK
anhydrous arid athirst baked bald bare barren dehydrated depleted desert desiccated drained dried-up droughty dusty evaporated exhausted hard impoverished juiceless not irrigated parched sapless sapped sear shriveled stale thirsty torrid unmoistened waterless

Example Sentences

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Water-adsorption polymers have been playing a key part in atmospheric water harvesting and desiccant air conditioning, but desorption so that the polymers can be efficiently reused has been an issue.

From Science Daily • Nov. 27, 2024

Their system converts air to water using atmospheric water generators that contain a liquid desiccant, which absorbs moisture from the air.

From BBC • May 27, 2024

But some companies, including the Somerville, Mass.–based start-up Transaera, recycle the heat generated by the cooling process to recharge the desiccant.

From Scientific American • Aug. 29, 2023

To help mitigate issues with ammonium nitrate, Takata in 2015 agreed to start building original-equipment and replacement inflators with a drying agent, called a desiccant, to absorb excess moisture.

From Reuters • Sep. 21, 2021

Alive or dead, the gunk was the most powerful desiccant I'd ever heard of.

From The Water Eater by Marks, Winston K.