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PRONUNCIATION OF DESICCATIVE

desiccative  [ˈdesɪkətɪv] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DESICCATIVE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Desiccative is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES DESICCATIVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of desiccative in the English dictionary

The definition of desiccative in the dictionary is tending to dry up.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DESICCATIVE


adjudicative
əˈdʒuːdɪkətɪv
applicative
əˈplɪkətɪv
communicative
kəˈmjuːnɪkətɪv
duplicative
ˈdjuːplɪkətɪv
excommunicative
ˌɛkskəˈmjuːnɪkətɪv
explicative
ɪkˈsplɪkətɪv
exsiccative
ɛksˈsɪkətɪv
fricative
ˈfrɪkətɪv
implicative
ɪmˈplɪkətɪv
indicative
ɪnˈdɪkətɪv
intercommunicative
ˌɪntəkəˈmjuːnɪkətɪv
lubricative
ˈluːbrɪkətɪv
medicative
ˈmɛdɪkətɪv
predicative
prɪˈdɪkətɪv
prejudicative
priːˈdʒuːdɪkətɪv
reduplicative
rɪˈdjuːplɪkətɪv
replicative
ˈreplɪkətɪv
siccative
ˈsɪkətɪv
significative
sɪɡˈnɪfɪkətɪv
uncommunicative
ˌʌnkəˈmjuːnɪkətɪv

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DESICCATIVE

desi
desiccant
desiccate
desiccated
desiccation
desiccator
desiderata
desiderate
desideration
desiderative
desideratum
desiderium
design
designable
designate
designated
designated area
designated driver
designated employment
designation

WORDS THAT END LIKE DESICCATIVE

active
administrative
alternative
collaborative
comparative
conservative
cooperative
creative
decorative
derivative
in the negative
informative
initiative
innovative
legislative
narrative
native
negative
quantitative
relative
representative

Synonyms and antonyms of desiccative in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «desiccative» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DESICCATIVE

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The translations of desiccative from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «desiccative» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

干燥剂
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

desiccative
570 millions of speakers

English

desiccative
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शोषी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

desiccative
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

desiccative
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

desiccative
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

desiccative
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

desiccative
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Desiccative
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

austrocknende
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

乾燥剤
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

desiccative
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Desiccative
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

làm khô
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

desiccative
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सूक्ष्म
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kurutucu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

desiccative
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

desiccative
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

desiccative
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

desiccative
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αποξηραντικούς
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

desiccative
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

desiccative
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

desiccative
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of desiccative

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DESICCATIVE»

The term «desiccative» is used very little and occupies the 181.583 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DESICCATIVE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «desiccative» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «desiccative» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about desiccative

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DESICCATIVE»

Discover the use of desiccative in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to desiccative and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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London Medical Gazette: Or, Journal of Practical Medicine
Physiological effects. — Its local effects are not very powerful : applied to ulcerated surfaces, it acts as a desiccative and astringent : swallowed in large quantities, it does not act as a local irritant, like the acetate. Its constitutional effects are ...
2
The Seven Books of Paulus Ægineta
In autumn, the regimen is to be ' " ' cooling and desiccative, the exercise moderate, the cold bath is to be avoided, but the tepid is to be taken, and much fruit is to be avoided. In winter, the regimen is to be heating and desiccative, and wine is to ...
Paulus (Aegineta.), 1844
3
The Seven Books of Paulus Aegineta: Translated from the ...
The Phrygian, in addition to being powerfully desiccative, has also some astringency and pungency ; hence it is repellent and discutient, and is therefore mixed up with ophthalmic remedies. The Ageratus, being possessed of astringent and ...
Aegineta Paulus, 1847
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The seven books
K91-1'0,u0v, Crcthmum, Samplzire, is somewhat saltish with a little bitterness, and therefore its powers are detergent and desiccative. COMMENTARY. It is the Crithmum maritimum, Samplzire, or Sea-fennel. Dioscorides recommends its fruit,  ...
Paulus (Aegineta), 1847
5
The History and Heroes of the Art of Medicine
All kinds are desiccative, like earth, but the Hoematitis, or blood-stone, is astringent and desiccative to a considerable degree, so that it agrees with trachoma of the eyelids,” &c.1 What an extensive generalization l—All stones—— that is, ...
John Rutherfurd Russell, 1861
6
A Medicinal Dispensatory: Containing the Whole Body of ...
Desiccativum ruflrum z or, 'The red Desiccative. * Rs Oyl of unripe Olives lb j. white Wax 3 *u. Tcrra-Lctrmia, or Bolearmmiak, Lapic Calimiarzk, of each'z'iiij. Lithargte of Gold) Cl'Jusfzof eachziij. Campbjr Z j. make it into an Unguent arm'dz' zg ...
Jean de Renou, 1657
7
The Repertory of Arts and Manufactures
other vegetable and animal oils or grease, that are not by nature desiccative, but which may be rendered so bv their combination with other sub- J stances composed of desiccative principles, such as the various kinds of gums, and wax,  ...
8
Creep, Shrinkage and Durability Mechanics of Concrete and ...
These results are to be brought closer to those obtained on the follow-up of the losses of mass: the tests carried out showed that the follow-ups of the loss of mass of samples placed in desiccative environment in the short term of release from ...
Tada-aki Tanabe, Kenji Sakata, Hirozo Mihashi, 2008
9
The Repertory of arts and manufactures [afterw.] arts, ...
other vegetable and animal oils or grease, that are not by nature desiccative, but which may be rendered so by their combintion with other substances composed of desiccative principles, such as the various kinds of gums, and wax, spermaceti  ...
Repertory of arts, manufactures and agriculture, 1802
10
The Repertory of Patent Inventions: And Other Discoveries ...
Other vegetable and animal oils or grease, that are not by nature desiccative, but which may be rendered lo by their combination with other substances composed of desiccative principles, such as the various kinds of gums, and wax, ...

4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DESICCATIVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term desiccative is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Mask of evil – Dominic Damian
The message of the Quran and Muslim faith seemed to have been hijacked and used in the most inappropriate and desiccative manner. This ... «The Malaysian Insider, Dec 14»
2
Frozen Baby Mammoth Goes On Display In Hong Kong (PHOTOS)
Lyuba is now preserved in special desiccative packaging that removes all moisture from its body tissues, according to the Tribune. The Ice Age ... «Huffington Post, Apr 12»
3
The Death Cry of Gloria Steinem
Behold with me the politics of gynocentrism. What a depressing and desiccative sight it is. Just look at Gloria Steinem. From once-ripe feminist ... «Town Hall, Mar 08»
4
SUMMARY OF UNIDO EXPERT GROUP MEETING ON …
... halogen-free refrigeration; and thermal cooling methods, such as absorption, adsorption, and desiccative and evaporative cooling. «Earth Negotiations Bulletin, Jul 07»

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