desiccation
英 [ˌdesɪˈkeɪʃn] 美 [ˌdesɪˈkeɪʃn]

n.

干燥；使失水；

英英释义

desiccation[ desi'kenʃən ]

• n.
  • dryness resulting from the removal of water

    同义词：dehydration

  • the process of extracting moisture

    同义词：dehydrationdrying upevaporation

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. The capacity of desiccation can be controlled by the different thickness.
   能由厚度的不同来控制干燥能力的大小。
2. As they feed, they excrete a frothy spittle mass for protection from desiccation and enemies.
   当他们取食时，制造大量的泡沫以此来抵御干燥和敌人。

权威例句

Late Miocene Desiccation of the Mediterranean
Drought- and desiccation-induced modulation of gene expression in plants.
Late Pleistocene Desiccation of Lake Victoria and Rapid Evolution of Cichlid Fishes
A repeating 11-mer amino acid motif and plant desiccation
A review of recalcitrant seed physiology in relation to desiccation-tolerance mechanisms.
Interspecific Variation in Desiccation Survival Time of Aedes (Stegomyia) Mosquito Eggs Is Correlated with Habitat and Egg Size
The role of active oxygen in the response of plants to water deficit and desiccation
The role of active oxygen in the response of plants to water deficit and desiccation
Characterization of the expression of a desiccation-responsive rd29 gene of Arabidopsis thaliana and analysis of its promoter in tra...
Molecular Cloning and Characterization of 9 cDNAs for Genes That Are Responsive to Desiccation in Arabidopsis thaliana: SequenceAnal...