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SICATIVE

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

• SICATIVE (noun)

Sense 1

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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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