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Desiccation vs Arid - What's the difference?

desiccation | arid |

As a noun desiccation

is (uncountable) the state or process of being desiccated.

As an adjective arid is

very dry.

desiccation

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (uncountable) The state or process of being desiccated
  • An act or occurrence of desiccating
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    Derived terms

    *desiccational *electrodesiccation

    Related terms

    * desiccant * desiccate * desiccator

    arid

    English

    Adjective

    (en-adj) (wikipedia arid)
  • Very dry.
  • Describing a very dry climate. Typically defined as less than 25 cm or 10 inches of rainfall annually.
  • Devoid of value.

    • Quotations

    * 1956 — , The City and the Stars , p 37 *: Such occupations might have seemed arid to those who did not possess the intellect to appreciate their subtleties.

    See also

    * semiarid

    Anagrams

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