11 Letters
6 Consonants
5 Vowels
4 Syllables
Types Of Speech
You can use desiccation as a noun in a sentence.
About Desiccation
A 4 syllables noun and 11 letters with the letters a, c, d, e, i, n, o, s, and t, 6 consonants, 5 vowels and 4 syllables with the middle letter c. Desiccation starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters d, de, des, desi, desic, and the ending characters are n, on, ion, tion, ation, . Desiccation is also a double consonant (cc) word. View the double consonant words list.
Definition
The process of extracting moisture
Origin/Roots
Middle French
Pig Latin
Desiccation in Pig Latin is said as "esiccationday or esiccationdway".
Unigram
d | e | s | i | c | c | a | t | i | o | n
Bigram
de | es | si | ic | cc | ca | at | ti | io | on
Trigram
des | esi | sic | icc | cca | cat | ati | tio | ion
Quadrigram
desi | esic | sicc | icca | ccat | cati | atio | tion
Word Gram
Noun Examples
the process of extracting moisture
dryness resulting from the removal of water

Synonyms (Cognitive Synonyms) For "Desiccation"

There are 192 synonyms available. These are cognitive relationship words which is to say they have a similar meaning, mean the same thing, or have close definition and relationship to desiccation.

SynonymDefinition
Ablationsurgical removal of a body part or tissue
Actinotherapy(medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to radiation from a radioactive substance
Aerationthe act of charging a liquid with a gas making it effervescent
Aerification
Air Drying
Amnesiapartial or total loss of memory
"he has a total blackout for events of the evening"
Anhydration
Atomisationannihilation by reducing something to atoms
Atomizationannihilation by reducing something to atoms
Atrophyany weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use)

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Anagrams

There are 1 anagrams from desiccation.

Anagram Definition
Desiccationthe process of extracting moisture

View English words with the unique letters used in desiccation. Words With The Letters Acdeinost

Derives

Desiccation derives from 6 words.

Word Definition
Dehydratelose water or moisture
"In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly"
Desiccatelose water or moisture
"In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly"
Dry Up
Evaporatelose or cause to lose liquid by vaporization leaving a more concentrated residue
"evaporate milk"
Vaporiselose or cause to lose liquid by vaporization leaving a more concentrated residue
"evaporate milk"
Vaporizedecrease rapidly and disappear
"the money vanished in las Vegas"
"all my stock assets have vaporized"

Hypernyms

Desiccation has 1 hypernyms.

Word Definition
Extractionthe act of pulling out (as a tooth)
"the dentist gave her a local anesthetic prior to the extraction"

Hyponyms

There are 3 hyponyms for desiccation

Word Definition
Freeze Drying
Lyophilisationa method of drying food or blood plasma or pharmaceuticals or tissue without destroying their physical structure;
material is frozen and then warmed in a vacuum so that the ice sublimes
Lyophilizationa method of drying food or blood plasma or pharmaceuticals or tissue without destroying their physical structure;
material is frozen and then warmed in a vacuum so that the ice sublimes

Part Meronyms

There are 1 part meronyms for the word desiccation

Word Definition
Plastinationa process involving fixation and dehydration and forced impregnation and hardening of biological tissues;
water and lipids are replaced by curable polymers (silicone or epoxy or polyester) that are subsequently hardened;
"the plastination of specimens is





     

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