desiccant
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- 9
Definition of desiccant
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- A substance (such as calcium oxide or silica gel) that is used as a drying agent because of its high affinity for water.
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noun
- A substance (such as calcium oxide or silica gel) that is used as a drying agent because of its high affinity for water.
adj
- Causing dryness.
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Etymology
From Latin dēsiccans, active present participle of dēsiccō, from dē- (“of; from, away from”) + siccō (“dry up”).
Words you can make from desiccant
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19 words6-letter words
49 words- SICCED 11 pts
- TICCED 11 pts
- ACCENT 10 pts
- ACETIC 10 pts
- CANTIC 10 pts
- CASEIC 10 pts
- SCENIC 10 pts
- SICCAN 10 pts
- ASCEND 9 pts
- CADENT 9 pts
- CADETS 9 pts
- CANIDS 9 pts
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- CISTED 9 pts
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- NICEST 8 pts
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- STANCE 8 pts
- DETAIN 7 pts
- IDENTS 7 pts
- NIDATE 7 pts
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- TEINDS 7 pts
- SEITAN 6 pts
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101 words- CACTI 9 pts
- ACIDS 8 pts
- ACNED 8 pts
- ACTED 8 pts
- ASDIC 8 pts
- CADES 8 pts
- CADET 8 pts
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- CNIDA 8 pts
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- DANCE 8 pts
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- NICAD 8 pts
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- ACNES 7 pts
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- ANTIC 7 pts
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- CANST 7 pts
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- STEIN 5 pts
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- TENIA 5 pts
- TIANS 5 pts
- TINEA 5 pts
- TINES 5 pts
4-letter words
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