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des·ic·ca·tion
n : the act or process of desiccating or the state of being or becoming desiccated : esp : a complete or nearly complete deprivation of moisture (as by vaporization or by evaporation) or of water not chemically combined : DEHYDRATION <from the long-wave diathermy machine two distinct currents are obtained which produce and electrocoagulation respectively -W. H. Schmidt> .
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