Associations to the word «Siccative»

Wiktionary

SICCATIVE, noun. A drier; a catalyst used to promote drying.
SICCATIVE, adjective. Causing or promoting drying

Dictionary definition

SICCATIVE, noun. A substance that promotes drying (e.g., calcium oxide absorbs water and is used to remove moisture).

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King