desiccated coconut
English dictionary. 2014.
desiccated — 1670s, pp. adj. from DESICCATE (Cf. desiccate) … Etymology dictionary
desiccated — from Latin siccus meaning ‘dry’, is spelt in this way, not dessicated … Modern English usage
desiccated — [[t]de̱sɪkeɪtɪd[/t]] 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n Desiccated things have lost all the moisture that was in them. [FORMAL] ...desiccated flowers and leaves. Syn: dehydrated 2) ADJ: ADJ n Desiccated food has been dried in order to preserve it. ...desiccated… … English dictionary
desiccated — /ˈdɛsəkeɪtəd/ (say desuhkaytuhd) adjective 1. dehydrated or powdered: desiccated coconut; desiccated milk. 2. completely dried out: *Grant, wilting under the sun, walked a couple of hundred yards up the road until he came to a desiccated gum tree …
desiccated — des|ic|cat|ed [ desı,keıtəd ] adjective 1. ) desiccated food has had all the water taken out of it in order to preserve it: desiccated coconut 2. ) LITERARY something that is desiccated is much drier than it should be … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
desiccated — adjective 1. thoroughly dried out old boxes of desiccated Cuban cigars dried out boards beginning to split • Syn: ↑dried out • Similar to: ↑dry 2. preserved by removing natural moisture dried beef … Useful english dictionary
Desiccated — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
desiccated — des|ic|cat|ed [ˈdesıkeıtıd] adj technical 1.) desiccated food has been dried in order to preserve it 2.) completely dry ▪ desiccated soil … Dictionary of contemporary English
desiccated — /des i kay tid/, adj. dehydrated or powdered: desiccated coconut. [1670 80; DESICCATE + ED2] * * * … Universalium
desiccated — adj. Desiccated is used with these nouns: ↑coconut … Collocations dictionary
