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exsiccant, a. and n. ? Obs.|ɛkˈsɪkənt|
[ad. L. exsiccānt-em, pr. pple. of exsiccāre: see exsiccate v.]
A. adj. Drying, having the power or quality of drying up.
1657Rumsey Org. Salutis Ep. Ded. (1659) 18 The exsiccant quality it hath to dry up the crudities of the stomach. 1676Wiseman Chirurg. Treat. vi. v. 422 Some dry or exsiccant Medicine. 1755in Johnson. 1832in Webster.
B. n. An exsiccant drug or medicine.
1676Wiseman Chirurg. Treat. iv. iv. 296, I caused his knee to be fomented with Discutients and Exsiccants. |