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1. Thoroughly dried out
   "old boxes of desiccated Cuban cigars"
   - dried-out
    
2. Preserved by removing natural moisture
   "shredded and desiccated coconut meat"
   - dried, dehydrated
    
3. Lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless
   "a prissy and emotionless creature...settles into a mould of desiccated snobbery"
   - arid, desiccate

1. Preserve by removing all water and liquids from
   - dehydrate
    
2. Remove water from
   - dehydrate
    
3. Lose water or moisture
   - exsiccate, dehydrate, dry up

See also: desiccant, desiccation, dry, dull, hebetudinous, preserved

Type of: dry, dry out, keep, preserve

Encyclopedia: Desiccate