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Definition of: exsiccate
(ek′sə·kāt) v.t. & v.i. ·cat·ed, ·cat·ing
To dry up or out. [<L exsiccatus, pp. of exsiccare <ex- out + siccus dry]
—ex·sic·cant (ek·sik′ənt) adjective & noun
—ex′sic·ca′tion noun
—ex′sic·ca′tive adjective
—ex′sic·ca′tor noun
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