exsiccative

== English == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Adjective === exsiccative (comparative more exsiccative, superlative most exsiccative) (archaic) Tending to make dry; having the power of drying. === Noun === exsiccative (plural exsiccatives) A substance that causes drying. === Related terms === === References === “exsiccative”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.