CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DESICCATE
PRESENT
Present
I desiccate
you desiccate
he/she/it desiccates
we desiccate
you desiccate
they desiccate
Present continuous
I am desiccating
you are desiccating
he/she/it is desiccating
we are desiccating
you are desiccating
they are desiccating
Present perfect
I have desiccated
you have desiccated
he/she/it has desiccated
we have desiccated
you have desiccated
they have desiccated
Present perfect continuous
I have been desiccating
you have been desiccating
he/she/it has been desiccating
we have been desiccating
you have been desiccating
they have been desiccating
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I desiccated
you desiccated
he/she/it desiccated
we desiccated
you desiccated
they desiccated
Past continuous
I was desiccating
you were desiccating
he/she/it was desiccating
we were desiccating
you were desiccating
they were desiccating
Past perfect
I had desiccated
you had desiccated
he/she/it had desiccated
we had desiccated
you had desiccated
they had desiccated
Past perfect continuous
I had been desiccating
you had been desiccating
he/she/it had been desiccating
we had been desiccating
you had been desiccating
they had been desiccating
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will desiccate
you will desiccate
he/she/it will desiccate
we will desiccate
you will desiccate
they will desiccate
Future continuous
I will be desiccating
you will be desiccating
he/she/it will be desiccating
we will be desiccating
you will be desiccating
they will be desiccating
Future perfect
I will have desiccated
you will have desiccated
he/she/it will have desiccated
we will have desiccated
you will have desiccated
they will have desiccated
Future perfect continuous
I will have been desiccating
you will have been desiccating
he/she/it will have been desiccating
we will have been desiccating
you will have been desiccating
they will have been desiccating
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would desiccate
you would desiccate
he/she/it would desiccate
we would desiccate
you would desiccate
they would desiccate
Conditional continuous
I would be desiccating
you would be desiccating
he/she/it would be desiccating
we would be desiccating
you would be desiccating
they would be desiccating
Conditional perfect
I would have desiccate
you would have desiccate
he/she/it would have desiccate
we would have desiccate
you would have desiccate
they would have desiccate
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been desiccating
you would have been desiccating
he/she/it would have been desiccating
we would have been desiccating
you would have been desiccating
they would have been desiccating
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you desiccate
we let´s desiccate
you desiccate
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
desiccated
Present Participle
desiccating
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DESICCATE»
Discover the use of
desiccate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
desiccate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural ...
Plough Cultivate 3 Desiccate (glyph- osate) Plough Cultivate 4 Desiccate (
paraquat) Plough Cultivate 5 Plough Cultivate 6 Rotary Plough Cultivate Cult 7
Desiccate Plough Cultivate (glyphosate) 8 Desiccate Plough Cultivate (paraquat)
9 ...
2
Cellular and Biochemical Science
Plant Cell and Tissue Culture '##. Compound Storage requirements Auxins (Dry
powder/stock solution Indole acetic acid (IAA) Desiccate 20°C Nephthylene
acetic acid (NAA) 4°C 2,4-Dichlorophenoxy acetic acid (2,4-D) 4°C Indole butyric
...
3
The Encyclopaedic Dictionary: A New & Original Work of ...
[Fr. deshabille = undress, deshabillcr = to undress : des ~ Lat. dts = apart, from,
and habiUer = to dress.] Undress. * des hon our, * desonour, v. & ». [Dishonour.] *
de sic -cant, a. & $. [Lat. deskcans, pr. par. of deslcco — to dry up, to desiccate.] ...
4
The encyclopædic dictionary. 7 vols. [in 14].
[Lat. desiecans, pr. par. of desbxo = to dry up, to desiccate.] A. As adj. : Drying or
tending to dry up. B. As subst. : A preparation or application which has the quality
of drying up, as the flow of sores, &c. "This, in the beginning, maybe prevented ...
5
The Anglo-American Encyclopedia and Dictionary: Dictionary ...
[Lat. desiccans, pr. par. of desicco=to dry up, to desiccate.] A. As adj. : Drying or
tending to dry up. B. As subst. : A preparation or application which has the quality
of drying up, as the now of sores, &c. "This. In the beginning, may be prevented ...
6
Lloyd's Encyclopaedic Dictionary: A New and Original Work of ...
[Fr. dishabille = undress, déshabiller = to undress : des = Lai dis =» apart, from,
and habiller = to dress.] Undress. * des hon our, * deeonour, v. & s. [Dishonour.] •
dc sic cant, a. Ss s. [bit. desiccans, pr. par. of dtsicco «e to dry up, to desiccate.] ...
7
The New American Encyclopedic Dictionary: An Exhaustive ...
[Lat. desiccans, pr. par. of desicco=to dry up, to desiccate.] A. As adj. : Drying or
tending to dry up. B. Assubst.: A preparation or application which has the quality
of drying up, as the flow of sores, &c. "This, in the beginning, may be prevented
by ...
Edward Thomas Roe, Le Roy Hooker, Thomas W. Handford, 1907
aforesaid elixir and of calx peregrinorum. Pound these two together and imbibe
with water of mercury ; desiccate, imbibe frequently, and it will coagulate. Finally
take one part of this to two hundred parts of Venus, and you will have the best Sol
...
Paracelsus, Arthur Edward Waite, 1894
9
The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America
Desiccate for 24 hours and weigh to a constant weight. Report the results to the
nearest 0.1 mg. Note: In order to facilitate the evaporation of TCE liquid samples,
these samples may be dried in a controlled temperature oven at temperatures up
...
10
7 CFR Agriculture: CFR Parts 400-699
Following evaporation, desiccate the residue for 24 hours in a desiccator
containing anhydrous calcium sulfate. Weigh at intervals of at least six hours to a
constant weight. (See Section 3.0 for a definition of Constant weight.) Report
results to ...
Office of The Federal Register, 2013
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DESICCATE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
desiccate is used in the context of the following news items.
Heat is on for water management
"Furthermore, if there is insufficient soil moisture in the root zone, the root hairs desiccate and die back." Dan advocated a two-pronged ... «Pitchcare, Jul 15»
Silver foliage can beat heat
Those hairs act as shade cloth, protecting the leaf from the intense sun. The hairs also form a vapor barrier so leaves don't desiccate as quickly. «U-T San Diego, Jul 15»
Why India didn't want us to have Kashmir
'Ka' means water and 'shimeera' means desiccate. The mention of water in its name takes me back to my Pakistan Studies class where we ... «The Express Tribune, Jun 15»
Reconsider your holiday tradition -- Richard S. Russell
Do you then drag its corpse home and set it up in a corner where it can desiccate into a fire hazard? Then, after it's just too sad to look at any ... «Madison.com, Jun 15»
The butterfly effect
... infectious microbes, toxic substances and even the hot and cold air around us that would quickly desiccate us into shriveled husks if we were left unprotected. «Scope, Jun 15»
Don't Dessiccate Rape Too Early, Growers Warned
“Making a conscious effort not to desiccate or combine too early will definitely pay dividends,” he concluded. “Pod sealants and shatter resistant ... «Stackyard, Jun 15»
Grain sorghum producers: Don't let sugarcane aphids get ahead of …
“When you desiccate a plant, and it has aphids in it, they're going to run to the heads,” said Brown. “You haven't contributed to honeydew, but ... «Delta Farm Press, Jun 15»
Boastfulness has become a national trait
... later, I've had to chuck away my wizened appendix in its jar, because the preserving fluid had evaporated and it was starting to desiccate. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
What Do Reservoirs Reveal When They Dry Up?
In the next century, scientists have predicted that a megadrought will desiccate America's center and southwest, putting even more stress on ... «Atlas Obscura, Jun 15»
Share the beach with plovers
“They can desiccate in a heartbeat. When people are in the area, they will hunker down in a footprint, and if they aren't going down to the ... «Boston Globe, Jun 15»
