drying up
English Thesaurus
1. the process of extracting moisture (noun.process)
| hypernym | : | extraction, |
| definition | : | the process of obtaining something from a mixture or compound by chemical or physical or mechanical means (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | freeze-drying, lyophilisation, lyophilization, |
| definition | : | a method of drying food or blood plasma or pharmaceuticals or tissue without destroying their physical structure; material is frozen and then warmed in a vacuum so that the ice sublimes (noun.process) |
| hyponym | : | inspissation, |
| definition | : | the process of thickening by dehydration (noun.process) |
| part meronym | : | plastination, |
| definition | : | a process involving fixation and dehydration and forced impregnation and hardening of biological tissues; water and lipids are replaced by curable polymers (silicone or epoxy or polyester) that are subsequently hardened (noun.process) |
| derivation | : | dehydrate, desiccate, |
| definition | : | preserve by removing all water and liquids from (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | evaporate, vaporise, vaporize, |
| definition | : | lose or cause to lose liquid by vaporization leaving a more concentrated residue (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | dehydrate, desiccate, |
| definition | : | preserve by removing all water and liquids from (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | evaporate, vaporise, vaporize, |
| definition | : | lose or cause to lose liquid by vaporization leaving a more concentrated residue (verb.change) |
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