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XEROTES

• XEROTES (noun)
The noun XEROTES has 1 sense:

1. the condition of not containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water)

Familiarity information: XEROTES used as a noun is very rare.

• XEROTES (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

The condition of not containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

dryness; waterlessness; xerotes

Hypernyms ("xerotes" is a kind of...):

condition; status (a state at a particular time)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "xerotes"):

dehydration; desiccation (dryness resulting from the removal of water)

drought; drouth (a shortage of rainfall)

aridity; aridness; thirstiness (a deficiency of moisture (especially when resulting from a permanent absence of rainfall))

sereness (a withered dryness)

conjunctivitis arida; xeroma; xerophthalmia; xerophthalmus (abnormal dryness of the conjunctiva and cornea of the eyes; may be due to a systemic deficiency of vitamin A)

dry mouth; xerostomia (abnormal dryness of the mouth resulting from decreased secretion of saliva)

"It's the empty can that makes the most noise."
(English proverb)
"The bird who has eaten cannot fly with the bird that is hungry."
(Native American proverb, Omaha)
"When what you want doesn't happen, learn to want what does."
(Arabic proverb)
"Too many cooks ruin the food."
(Danish proverb)

Useful links:
Definition of aridness
Definition of xerostomia
Definition of drouth
Definition of conjunctivitis arida
Definition of status

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