dessicant

• A dessicant is a drying agent which causes a plant's tissues to lose their moisture, thereby killing or damaging the plant. —  Operation Ranch Hand - The Air Force and Herbicides in Southeast Asia 1961-1971
• Because drying is its primary observable effect, cacodylic acid is often labeled as a dessicant. —  Operation Ranch Hand - The Air Force and Herbicides in Southeast Asia 1961-1971
• Kirk Howatt, North Dakota State University Department of Plant Sciences, said a new chemical that was the experimental variety BAS 800H, is in the process of being labeled as a dessicant for sunflowers.
• It will be one of the few chemicals labeled as a sunflower dessicant.
• Most of the chemicals used as dessicants are labeled as weed control agents but do the job of a dessicant.

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