DRYING AGENT as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a substance that promotes drying (e.g., calcium oxide absorbs water and is used to remove moisture)
   Synonym(s)
   • desiccant (what does desiccant mean?)
   • drier (what does drier mean?)
   • sicative (what does sicative mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) drying agent is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • chemical agent (what does chemical agent mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • dry (what does dry mean?)
   • dry out (what does dry out mean?)
   • dry (what does dry mean?)
   • dry out (what does dry out mean?)
   • dehydrate (what does dehydrate mean?)
   • dry up (what does dry up mean?)
   • desiccate (what does desiccate mean?)