Desiccated
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈdɛsɪkeɪtəd/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Desiccated is a verb meaning simple past and past participle of desiccate.
Meaning
simple past and past participle of desiccate.
Example Sentences
The Learned have Diſtinguiſh’d fire into three Species, 1. Light, that is fire in its proper matter, 2. Flame, that is fire is moiſt Air, 3. Cole, that is fire in a burnt Stick or other Deſiccated matter[…]
Already I seemed to hear the water rippling against the desiccated bones and rattling them together, rolling my skull against Mahomed's, and his against mine, till at last Mahomed's stood straight up upon its vertebræ, and glared at me through its empty eyeholes, and cursed me with its grinning jaws, because I, a dog of a Christian, disturbed the last sleep of a true believer.
Synonyms for desiccated
Depending on context, synonyms include dull, dry, preserved, desiccate, dehydrated, dried.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include dehydrated, dried, dull, dry, preserved, thyroid.
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