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9 letters · 14 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a substance that promotes drying (e.g., calcium oxide absorbs water and is used to remove moisture)
originFrom Latin dēsiccans, active present participle of dēsiccō, from dē- (“of; from, away from”) + siccō (“dry up”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
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