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Siccative

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Noun

1. desiccant, drier, drying agent, siccative

a substance that promotes drying (e.g., calcium oxide absorbs water and is used to remove moisture)

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Siccative

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noun
a substance added to a liquid to promote drying: used in paints and some medicines

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Siccative

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adjective
1. 
causing to dry; drying
noun
2. 
a substance that promotes drying, esp. a drier (sense 1)

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Siccative

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n.
A substance added to paints and some medicines to promote drying; a drier.

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