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dehydrate

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dehydrate /de·hy·drate/ (de-hi´drat) to remove water from (a compound, the body, etc.).
de·hy·drate (d-hdrt)
v.
1. To remove water from; make anhydrous.
2. To preserve by removing water from something, such as vegetables.
3. To deplete the bodily fluids of an individual.
dehydrate
1. to undergo the process of dehydration.
2. reduce the moisture content of a feed by drying.


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