drying

drying

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1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Dry Source: opted
2. a. Adapted or tending to exhaust moisture; as, a drying wind or day; a drying room. Source: opted
3. a. Having the quality of rapidly becoming dry. Source: opted
4. 1. Adapted or tending to exhaust moisture; as, a drying wind or day; a drying room. 2. Having the quality of rapidly becoming dry. Drying oil, an oil which, either naturally or after boiling with oxide of lead, absorbs oxygen from the air and dries up rapidly. Drying oils are used as the bases of many paints and varnishes. Source: webster
5. n:100 v remove the moisture from and make dry v become dry or drier Source: ecdict

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