Defn: Drying; tending to dry. Ferrand.
— n. (Med.)
Defn: An application for drying up secretions.
DESICCATOR
Des"ic*ca`tor, n.
1. One who, or that which, desiccates.
2. (Chem.)
Defn: A short glass jar fitted with an air-tight cover, and containing some desiccating agent, as sulphuric acid or calcium chloride, above which is suspended the material to be dried, or preserved from moisture.
DESICCATORY
De*sic"ca*to*ry, a.
Defn: Desiccative.
DESIDERABLE
De*sid"er*a*ble, a.
Defn: Desirable. [R.] "Good and desiderable things." Holland.