Synonyms of the word

desiccation

• n. (uncountable) The state or process of being desiccated.
• n. An act or occurrence of desiccating.

dehydration

• n. The act or process of removing water from something.
• n. The condition in which water in the body drops below normal levels, usually caused illness, sweating or…

dryness

• n. (uncountable) A lack of moisture.
• n. The degree to which something is dry.

evaporation

• n. The process of a liquid converting to the gaseous state.
• n. The process in which all or a portion of liquid (in a container) is turned into vapour, in order to increase…
• n. (archaic) That which is evaporated; vapor.

extraction

• n. An act of extracting or the condition of being extracted.
• n. A person's origin or ancestry.
• n. Something extracted, an extract, as from a plant or an organ of an animal etc.
• n. (military) An act of removing someone from a hostile area to a secure location.
• n. (dentistry) A removal of a tooth from its socket.

waterlessness

• n. Absence of water.

xerotes

• n. (pathology) A general dryness of the body.