Look up: Drying

1. Drying
   Drying is a mass transfer process consisting of the removal of water or another solvent by evaporation from a solid, semi-solid or liquid. This process is often used as a final production step before selling or packaging products. To be considered "dried", the final product must be solid, in the fo...
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2. Drying
   [food] Drying is a method of food preservation that works by removing water from the food, which inhibits the growth of microorganisms. Open air drying using sun and wind has been practiced since ancient times to preserve food. A solar or electric food dehydrator can greatly speed the drying...
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3. Drying
   The process of reducing the moisture content in the grain.
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4. Drying
   The step in the papermaking process that brings the moisture content of paper to approximately 5%. Moving the web of paper around a series of heated iron drums in the dry end of the paper machine does this. see also dry end, papermaking.
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5. Drying
   natural or artificial reduction of the water content Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries • changing the physical state of an adhesive(as on an adherend)by the loss of solvent constituents through evaporation and/or absorption Category: The chemical ...
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6. Drying
   Dry'ing adjective 1. Adapted or tending to exhaust moisture; as, a drying wind or day; a drying room. 2. Having the quality of rapidly becoming dry. Drying oil , an oil which, either naturally or after boilin...
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7. Drying
   • (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Dry • (a.) Having the quality of rapidly becoming dry. • (a.) Adapted or tending to exhaust moisture; as, a drying wind or day; a drying room.
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8. drying
   The process of removing moisture from timber to improve its serviceability in use. Also see Seasoning. Defect - An imperfection developing during drying that decreases the value of a piece of timber. Degrade - A reduction in timber grade and volume as a result of drying defects High Temperature - In...
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9. Drying
   Preserving food by dehydration. This is usually done commercially (e.g. dried milk granules, dried peas) but it is possible to dry herbs and fruit at home.
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