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desiccant

[ des-i-kuhnt ]

adjective

  1. desiccating or drying, as a medicine.


noun

  1. a desiccant substance or agent.

desiccant

/ ˈ»åÉ›²õɪ°ìÉ™²Ô³Ù /

adjective

  1. desiccating or drying
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a substance, such as calcium oxide, that absorbs water and is used to remove moisture; a drying agent
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of desiccant1

1670–80; < Latin »åŧ²õ¾±³¦³¦²¹²Ô³Ù-, stem of »åŧ²õ¾±³¦³¦Äå²Ô²õ, present participle of »åŧ²õ¾±³¦³¦Äå°ù±ð to dry up. See desiccate, -ant
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of desiccant1

C17: from Latin »åŧ²õ¾±³¦³¦Äå²Ô²õ drying up; see desiccate
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Water-adsorption polymers have been playing a key part in atmospheric water harvesting and desiccant air conditioning, but desorption so that the polymers can be efficiently reused has been an issue.

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Their system converts air to water using atmospheric water generators that contain a liquid desiccant, which absorbs moisture from the air.

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Separate from the recalled Takata inflators are about 30 million that contain a moisture-absorbing chemical called a desiccant that is meant to keep the ammonium nitrate dry and stable.

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“These restrictions include a prohibition of pre-harvest use as a desiccant and the need for certain measures to protect non-target organisms,†it said in a statement.

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The liquid salt desiccant then runs through a heat pump system to be recharged.

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