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siccative

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sicca-tive
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A drier; a catalyst used to promote drying.

adj

Causing or promoting drying

Etymology

Latin siccativus.

Inflected Forms

siccatives (plural) more siccative (comparative) most siccative (superlative)

Derived Forms

nonsiccative

Synonyms

desiccant drying agent drier oil drying agent

Questions

What does siccative mean?
A drier; a catalyst used to promote drying.
Where does siccative come from?
Latin siccativus.

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