desiccation

• Rape desiccation is all but upon us with the attendant headache that's going to cause. —  FWi - All News
• Kazakhstan has identified a number of major ecological problems within its borders -- desiccation of the Aral Sea, protection of the fragile Caspian ecosystem, remediation of the Semipalatinsk nuclear testing range, cleanup of the Baykonur launching facility, extremely polluted cities, desertification, and development of mechanisms for regional transboundary water management.
• In older wounds they did their best to obtain union by cleansing desiccation, and refreshing of the edges. —  Old-Time Makers of Medicine The Story of The Students And Teachers of the Sciences Related to Medicine During the Middle Ages
• 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
• 'Heat alone,' he says, 'without any noxious fumes is, if continuous, very injurious to books; and, without gas, bindings may be utterly destroyed by desiccation, the leather losing all its natural oils by long exposure to much heat. —  The Book-Hunter at Home

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