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desiccant Definition

des·ic·cant (des′i kənt)

adjective

drying

Etymology: L desiccans, prp. of desiccare: see desiccate

noun

a substance having a great affinity for water and used as a drying agent

desiccant Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • use: A better method for drying seeds is to use a desiccant.

Adjective modifier

  • pre-harvest: Direct Cutting with Desiccant Low biomass varieties greatly facilitate the use of pre-harvest desiccants.

Modifies a noun

  • dryer: The LPD dries material from cold in around 40 minutes, compared with some 4 hours for a desiccant dryer.
  • bed: The desiccant beds are buckets which are being filled with water.
  • material: A single adsorption dryer module consists of two chambers filled with desiccant adsorption material.
  • chamber: These precautions prevent bed fluidisation, attrition and channeling without requiring a quiet zone at the top of the desiccant chamber.
  • dehumidifier: The Munters process - how it works The principle of Munters desiccant dehumidifiers is very simple.
  • sachet: Desiccant sachets, in order to absorb condensation in humid conditions.

Noun used with modifier

  • potato: The increase in quantity of pesticides used in 1996 was attributed to increased use of sulphuric acid as a potato haulm desiccant.
  • haulm: The increase in quantity of pesticides used in 1996 was attributed to increased use of sulphuric acid as a potato haulm desiccant.