exsiccant

== English == === Etymology === From Latin exsiccans, present participle of exsiccare. See exsiccate. === Adjective === exsiccant (comparative more exsiccant, superlative most exsiccant) Having the quality of drying up; causing a drying up. === Noun === exsiccant (plural exsiccants) A medicine that causes drying up. === References === “exsiccant”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. == Latin == === Verb === exsiccant third-person plural present active indicative of exsiccō