Desiccate
Desiccate (?; 277) , transitive verb
[Latin desiccatus, past participle of desiccare to dry up; de- + siccare to dry, siccus dry. See Sack wine.]
To dry up; to deprive or exhaust of moisture; to preserve by drying; as, to desiccate fish or fruit.
Bodies desiccated by heat or age.
Desiccate , intransitive verb
To become dry.