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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdesidratante
Pronunciation / Transliteration: de-zi-dra-tan-te
"O gel de sílica é um desidratante comum."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A substance that promotes or causes dehydration; a dehydrating agent used to remove moisture from materials, gases, or chemical compounds.
"Silica gel is commonly used as a dehydrant in product packaging to prevent moisture damage."
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Serving to remove water or moisture from something.
"The chemical mixture exhibited strong dehydrant properties when exposed to ambient humidity."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the English prefix de- (meaning away, off, or down) combined with the Greek hydr- (meaning water) and the agent/substance suffix -ant. Formed in the late 19th century as a technical and scientific term within chemistry and industrial manufacturing to describe substances that remove water.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Dehydrant" is said worldwide
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déshydratant
Transliteration: de-hi-dra-tan
"Le gel de silice agit comme un déshydratant efficace."
Entfeuchtungsmittel
Transliteration: Ent-feuch-tungs-mit-tel
"Silicagel wird häufig als Entfeuchtungsmittel verwendet."
disidratante
Transliteration: di-zi-dra-tan-te
"Il gel di silice viene utilizzato come disidratante."
deshidratante
Transliteration: de-his-dra-tan-te
"El gel de sílice actúa como un desecante o deshidratante."
desidratante
Transliteration: de-zi-dra-tan-te
"O gel de sílica é um desidratante comum."
निर्जलकारक
Transliteration: nirjalkarak
"सिलिका जेल का उपयोग निर्जलकारक के रूप में किया जाता है।"
脱水剂
Transliteration: tuō shuǐ jì
"硅胶通常用作防潮脱水剂。"
탈수제
Transliteration: tal-su-je
"실리카겔은 포장재에서 흔히 탈수제로 사용됩니다."
脱水剤
Transliteration: dassuizai
"シリカゲルは強力な脱水剤として機能します。"
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