Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A substance, such as calcium oxide or silica gel, that has a high affinity for water and is used as a drying agent.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Drying; desiccating.
- n. A medicine or an application that dries the surface to which it is applied.
Wiktionary
- n. A substance (such as calcium oxide or silica gel) that is used as a drying agent because of its high affinity to water.
- adj. Causing dryness
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Drying; desiccative.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a substance that promotes drying (e.g., calcium oxide absorbs water and is used to remove moisture)
Etymologies
- From Latin dēsiccāns, dēsiccant-, present participle of dēsiccāre, to desiccate; see desiccate. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“Caldwell went on to say the researchers found that stirring up the bed bugs by spraying their environment with synthetic versions of their alarm pheromones makes them more likely to walk through agents called desiccant dusts, which kill the bugs by making them highly susceptible to dehydration.”
New Research Shows We May Finally Win The Battle Against Bed Bug Infestation
“The researchers found that stirring up the bed bugs by spraying their environment with synthetic versions of their alarm pheromones makes them more likely to walk through agents called desiccant dusts, which kill the bugs by making them highly susceptible to dehydration.”
Scientists Use Bed Bugs’ Own Chemistry Against Them | Impact Lab
“Well, many of the little meal packs dropped on Afghanistan contained one of those packets (called a desiccant) to keep the food fresh.”
“You may be able to locate some kind of desiccant at a nearby medical clinic.”
“ÂTheir design uses two liquid desiccant waterfalls inside the house to dehumidify household air and uses heat captured by the solar thermal system to process and reuse the desiccant in the waterfalls. read the whole story on their blog”
The Huffington Post: Susanna Murley: The DOE's Solar Decathlon Prepares Graduates for Green Jobs
“Their design uses two liquid desiccant waterfalls inside the house to dehumidify household air and uses heat captured by the solar thermal system to process and reuse the desiccant in the waterfalls. read the whole story on their blog”
The Huffington Post: Susanna Murley: The DOE's Solar Decathlon Prepares Graduates for Green Jobs
“In addition to the liquid desiccant system, the team has also used a Energy Recovery Ventilator ERV, a commercially available product from Ultimate Air, which provides ventilation and air filtration while moderating the heat and moisture exchange from the outside air.”
The Huffington Post: Susanna Murley: The DOE's Solar Decathlon Prepares Graduates for Green Jobs
“As they await their patent, the 2011 Maryland team is experimenting with the liquid desiccant in their solar home.”
The Huffington Post: Susanna Murley: The DOE's Solar Decathlon Prepares Graduates for Green Jobs
“ÂAs they await their patent, the 2011 Maryland team is experimenting with the liquid desiccant in their solar home.”
The Huffington Post: Susanna Murley: The DOE's Solar Decathlon Prepares Graduates for Green Jobs
“From the University of Maryland's liquid desiccant waterfall, to Middlebury College's in-kitchen garden, to the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign's solar awning, many design elements at the Decathlon were completely new to me.”
The Huffington Post: Brian Keane: At Solar Decathlon, College Eco-Stars Reveal True Future of Solar
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reesetee Haha! But you see, these are virtual tags! They don't irritate the skin as much. Nov 11, 2007
chained_bear ...who's now tagging things on Wordie... Nov 11, 2007
slumry Oh dear, a hardened detagger. Jul 11, 2007
reesetee Ha! They'll never get me, I tell ya! I've removed tags in 5 states, and I don't care anymore! HAAhahahaha! Jul 11, 2007
uselessness That's it, I'm calling Homeland Security. Jul 11, 2007
slumry Shock! Dismay! Jul 11, 2007
reesetee Not only have I removed a tag from a mattress, but I also once cut one off a pillow. I'm a badass from way back. Jul 11, 2007
slumry Makes one wonder, doesn't it? Have you ever removed a tag from a matress? If so, I promise not to tell. Jul 11, 2007
reesetee I always thought those instructions rather vague. Do not eat what?? ;-) Jul 11, 2007
slumry For instance, those little packets in shoe boxes that say "do not eat." Jul 11, 2007