Synonym: desiccation. ... 2. The removal of water of crystallization. ... Synonym: dehydration. ... Origin: L. Ex sicco, pp. Siccatus, to dry up ... (05 Mar 2000) ... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20973
(ek″sĭ-ka´shәn) the act of drying out; in chemistry, the deprival of a crystalline substance of its water of crystallization. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001
Ex`sic·ca'tion noun [ Latin exsiccatio : confer French exsiccation .] The act of operation of drying; evaporation or expulsion of moisture; state of being dried up; dryness. Sir T. Browne. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/E/94