desiccation

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

It is believed that the antiscorbutic properties of vegetables are not impaired by desiccation, and they will keep for years if not exposed to dampness. — The Prairie Traveler: A Hand-book for Overland Expeditions, Randolph B. (Randolph Barnes) Marcy
They were dibbling timidly in the thick waters of the lake; and this had also lost much of its former beauty--though Stolzenberg was not responsible for the slow desiccation of East Africa. — The Man Who Did the Right Thing: A Romance, Harry Johnston
But the skeleton weighed no more than a dozen francs, and Hâselnoss concluded that it must have sojourned more than three centuries in the sand to have become reduced to such a state of desiccation. — Library of the World's Best Mystery and Detective Stories, Unknown

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