dehydration

Definition of Dehydration in English :

1. dehydration, desiccation

dryness resulting from the removal of water

2. dehydration

depletion of bodily fluids

the process of extracting moisture

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Dehydration

verb

1.

to lose or cause to lose water; make or become anhydrous

2.

to lose or cause to lose hydrogen atoms and oxygen atoms in the proportions in which they occur in water, as in a chemical reaction

3.

to lose or deprive of water, as the body or tissues

verb transitiveWord forms: deˈhyˌdrated or deˈhyˌdrating

1.

to remove water from (a compound, substance, body tissues, etc.); dry

foods are dehydrated to preserve them for future use

verb intransitive

2.

to lose water; become dry

n.

1. The process of removing water from a substance or compound.

2. Excessive loss of water from the body or from an organ or body part, as from illness or fluid deprivation.