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Webster 1913 Edition


Desiccant

De-sic′cant

,
Adj.
[L.
desiccans
, p. pr. of
desiccare
. See
Desiccate
.]
Drying; desiccative.
–
Noun.
(Med.)
A medicine or application for drying up a sore.
Wiseman.

Webster 1828 Edition


Desiccant

DESICCANT

,
Adj.
Drying.

DESICCANT

,
Noun.
A medicine or application that dries a sore.