dehydration | ||
1. | [ noun ] (medicine) depletion of bodily fluids | |
Related terms: | thirst dehydrate | |
2. | [ noun ] dryness resulting from the removal of water | |
Synonyms: | desiccation dessication | |
Related terms: | dryness dehydrate dehydrate dehydrate | |
3. | [ noun ] (physics) the process of extracting moisture (as by heat) | |
Synonyms: | drying_up evaporation desiccation dessication | |
Related terms: | extraction inspissation freeze-drying plastination dehydrate dehydrate | |
Similar spelling: |
dehydrate dehydrated |