dried fruit | fruit preserved by drying |
dried apricot | apricots preserved by drying |
powdered milk dry milk dried milk milk powder | dehydrated milk |
dehydration desiccation drying up evaporation | the process of extracting moisture |
freeze-drying lyophilization lyophilisation | a method of drying food or blood plasma or pharmaceuticals or tissue without destroying their physical structure, material is frozen and then warmed in a vacuum so that the ice sublimes |
drying oil | an oil that hardens in air due to oxidation and is often used as a paint or varnish base |
desiccant drying agent drier siccative | a substance that promotes drying (e.g., calcium oxide absorbs water and is used to remove moisture) |
quick-drying | of a liquid substance that dries quickly |
dried dehydrated desiccated | preserved by removing natural moisture, dried beef, dried fruit, dehydrated eggs, shredded and desiccated coconut meat |
freeze-dried | preserved by freezing and drying in a vacuum, freeze-dried coffee |
lyophilized lyophilised freeze-dried | used of tissue or blood or serum or other biological substances, dried by freezing in a high vacuum |
smoked smoke-cured smoke-dried | (used especially of meats and fish) dried and cured by hanging in wood smoke |
sun-dried sundried | dried naturally by the sun, sun-dried apricots |
cut-and-dried cut-and-dry | according to ordinary expectations |
air-dried | made dry by contact with unheated air |
desiccated dried-out | thoroughly dried out, old boxes of desiccated Cuban cigars, dried-out boards beginning to split |
dried | not still wet, the ink has dried, a face marked with dried tears |
dried-up | depleted of water, a dried-up water hole |
dried-up sere sear shriveled shrivelled withered | (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture, dried-up grass, the desert was edged with sere vegetation, shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings, withered vines |
kiln-dried | dried in a kiln |
spray-dried | dried by bringing a sprayed substance (e.g. milk or soap) into contact with hot air and recovering it in the form of a powder |