Meaning & use
desiccated
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Thoroughly dried out, having had all or most moisture removed.
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The desiccated riverbed cracked into a pattern of dry, dusty tiles.
Desiccated coconut is often used in baking because it keeps longer than fresh coconut.
A note on using this word
Used literally for dried-out materials and figuratively for something lifeless or drained of vitality.
Words with a similar meaning
driedparched
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Words with an opposite meaning
moisthydrated
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