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desiccation

/dĕs′ĭ-kā′shən/

脱水,干燥,枯竭,乾燥

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n.名词 noun
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  • Always, then, when we succeed in preserving from putrefaction this animal part, the other parts will be disposed to desiccation.

  • These are natural mummies, or the result of simple desiccation, the skin resembling leather.

  • The desiccation of Central Asia is still going on, as is also probably the upheaval of a great part of the continent.

  • We must not omit that union of the parts of bodies which is the principal cause of induration and desiccation.

  • This is the "grama" or "buffalo-grass," and, despite its look of utter desiccation, is highly nutritious.