Associations to the word «Desiccated»

Wiktionary

DESICCATED, verb. Simple past tense and past participle of desiccate
DESICCATED, adjective. Dried
DESICCATED COCONUT, noun. The dried, finely shredded flesh of the coconut, sometimes sweetened

Dictionary definition

DESICCATED, adjective. Thoroughly dried out; "old boxes of desiccated Cuban cigars"; "dried-out boards beginning to split".
DESICCATED, adjective. Preserved by removing natural moisture; "dried beef"; "dried fruit"; "dehydrated eggs"; "shredded and desiccated coconut meat".
DESICCATED, adjective. Lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless; "a technically perfect but arid performance of the sonata"; "a desiccate romance"; "a prissy and emotionless creature...settles into a mold of desiccated snobbery"-C.J.Rolo.

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