desiccative adjective & noun.
['dɛsɪkǝtɪv] LME.[Late Latin desiccativus, formed as DESICCATE verb: see -ATIVE.]A. adjective. Having the tendency or quality of drying up.
LME.b. noun. A drying agent, a desiccant. Now
rare or
obsolete.
LME. [TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲