Desiccate \Des"ic*cate\ (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
{Desiccated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Desiccating}.] [L. desiccatus,
p. p. of desiccare to dry up; de- + siccare to dry, siccus
dry. See {Sack} wine.]
To dry up; to deprive or exhaust of moisture; to preserve by
drying; as, to desiccate fish or fruit.
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Bodies desiccated by heat or age. --Bacon.
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