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desiccative

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
des-icca-tive
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

causing to desiccate; drying out

noun

Any substance that promotes drying.

Etymology

Etymology tree English desiccate Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English desiccative From desiccate + -ive.

Inflected Forms

more desiccative (comparative) most desiccative (superlative) desiccatives (plural)

Questions

What does desiccative mean?
causing to desiccate; drying out
Where does desiccative come from?
Etymology tree English desiccate Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English desiccative From desiccate + -ive.

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