desiccatedadj.
/dɪˈsɪkeɪtɪd//ˈdɛsɪkeɪtɪd/ Deprived or freed of moisture; dried; (of food) dried for preservation.
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the world > matter > liquid > dryness > [adjective] > dried (up)
dryc950
drieda1340
desiccatec1420
undriedc1440
exsiccate1540
mummianized1593
exsiccated1646
exust1657
desiccateda1676
dehydrated1884
dehumidified1940
the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > preserving or pickling > [adjective] > dried or powdered
jerked1672
charquied1820
tiled1830
powdered1877
dehydrated1884
desiccated1884
a1676 M. Hale Primitive Originat. Mankind (1677) ii. vii. 193 By elevation..from the Sea or some desiccated places thereof.
1847 H. Miller First Impressions Eng. xvii. 364 The living souls..which had once animated these withered and desiccated bodies.
1884 Internat. Health Exhib. Official Catal. 9/1 Preserved Potato and Desiccated Soup.
1884 Internat. Health Exhib. Official Catal. 18/1 American Breakfast Cereals..hulled, crushed, steam-cooked, and desiccated.
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