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nounthe process of extracting moisture
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noundryness resulting from the removal of water
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Definition that contains dehydration
- chap crack due to dehydration
- hyponatremia abnormally low level of sodium in the blood; associated with dehydration
- diabetes insipidus a rare form of diabetes resulting from a deficiency of vasopressin (the pituitary hormone that regulates the kidneys); characterized by the chronic excretion of large amounts of pale dilute urine which results in dehydration and extreme thirst
- plastination a process involving fixation and dehydration and forced impregnation and hardening of biological tissues; water and lipids are replaced by curable polymers (silicone or epoxy or polyester) that are subsequently hardened
- fresh food food that is not preserved by canning or dehydration or freezing or smoking
- ringer solution an aqueous solution containing the chlorides of sodium and potassium and calcium that is isotonic to animal tissues; used to correct dehydration and (in physiological experiments) as a medium for in vitro preparations
- dehydrated food food preserved by dehydration
- fresh foods food that is not preserved by canning or dehydration or freezing or smoking
- ringer's solution an aqueous solution containing the chlorides of sodium and potassium and calcium that is isotonic to animal tissues; used to correct dehydration and (in physiological experiments) as a medium for in vitro preparations
- dehydrated foods food preserved by dehydration