EXSICCATION
Ex`sic*ca"tion, n. Etym: [L. exsiccatio: cf. F. exsiccation.]
Defn: The act of operation of drying; evaporation or expulsion of moisture; state of being dried up; dryness. Sir T. Browne.
EXSICCATIVE
Ex*sic"ca*tive, a.
Defn: Tending to make dry; having the power of drying.
EXSICCATOR
Ex"sic*ca`tor, n. (Chem.)
Defn: An apparatus for drying substances or preserving them from moisture; a desiccator; also, less frequently, an agent employed to absorb moisture, as calcium chloride, or concentrated sulphuric acid.
EXSILIENCY Ex*sil"i*en*cy, n. Etym: [L. exsiliens leaping out, p.pr. of exsilire; ex out + salire to leap.]
Defn: A leaping out. [R.] Latham.
EXSOLUTION
Ex`so*lu"tion, n. Etym: [L. exsolutio a release.]
Defn: Relaxation. [R.] Richardson (Dict. ).