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SICATIVE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sicative mean?
• SICATIVE (noun)
The noun SICATIVE has 1 sense:
1. a substance that promotes drying (e.g., calcium oxide absorbs water and is used to remove moisture)
Familiarity information: SICATIVE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A substance that promotes drying (e.g., calcium oxide absorbs water and is used to remove moisture)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
desiccant; drier; drying agent; sicative
Hypernyms ("sicative" is a kind of...):
chemical agent (an agent that produces chemical reactions)
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