desiccation

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/ˌdɛsɪˈkeɪʃən/ (UK)

Definition of desiccation

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noun

(uncountable)The state or process of being desiccated
(countable, uncountable)An act or occurrence of desiccating

“The most important mortality affecting the larval population was most probably caused by the repeated desiccations of the marsh in the summer.”

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Borrowed from Middle French dessiccation, from Late Latin desiccatio, desiccationem, from Latin desicco.

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