sic·ca·tive 
(sĭkə-tĭv)
(sĭkə-tĭv)n.
A substance added to paints and some medicines to promote drying; a drier.
[Late Latin siccātīvus, drying, from Latin siccātus, past participle of siccāre, to dry, from siccus, dry.]
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