noun ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act or process of removing water from something. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   the process of extracting moisture wordnet
3. 3
   The condition in which water in the body drops below normal levels, usually caused by illness, sweating or by not drinking enough. countable, uncountable
4. 4
   depletion of bodily fluids wordnet
5. 5
   dryness resulting from the removal of water wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

desiccationair-dryinganhydrationblast-freezingbottlingbrining

Example

More examples

""How is it?" "Well, yes ... could be some signs of dehydration.""

Etymology

From de- + hydration.

Related phrases

chronic cellular dehydrationdehydration reaction

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