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Dehydration

The act or process of freeing from water; also, the condition of a body from which the water has been removed.

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Dryness 76% connected

The state of being dry. See Dry.

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Extraction 76% connected

The act of extracting, or drawing out; as, the extraction of a tooth, of a bone or an arrow from the body, of a stump from earth, of a passage from a…

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Thirst 76% connected

A sensation of dryness in the throat associated with a craving for liquids, produced by deprivation of drink, or by some other cause (as fear, excite…

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Thirstiness 76% connected

The state of being thirsty; thirst.

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Inspissation 76% connected

The act or the process of inspissating, or thickening a fluid substance, as by evaporation; also, the state of being so thickened.

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Dehydrate 74% connected

To deprive of water; to render free from water; as, to dehydrate alcohol.

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Dehydrate 74% connected

To deprive of water; to render free from water; as, to dehydrate alcohol.

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Exsiccate 74% connected

To exhaust or evaporate moisture from; to dry up.

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Exsiccate 74% connected

To exhaust or evaporate moisture from; to dry up.

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Desiccation 92% connected

The act of desiccating, or the state of being desiccated.

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Evaporation 92% connected

The process by which any substance is converted from a liquid state into, and carried off in, vapor; as, the evaporation of water, of ether, of camph…

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Conservation noun · 78% connection

the preservation and careful management of the environment and of natural resources

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Area noun · 78% connection

a particular environment or walk of life; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit"

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Arena noun · 78% connection

a particular environment or walk of life; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit"

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Biodiversity noun · 78% connection

the diversity of plant and animal life in a particular habitat (or in the world as a whole); "a high level of biodiversity is desirabl…

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Bionomic adjective · 78% connection

of or relating to the science of ecology; "ecological research"

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Bionomical adjective · 78% connection

of or relating to the science of ecology; "ecological research"

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Book verb · 78% connection

arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance; "reserve me a seat on a flight"; "The agent booked tickets to the sho…

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Condition noun · 78% connection

a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations"

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Corridor noun · 78% connection

an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it

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Defunctness noun · 78% connection

no longer in existence; "the extinction of a species"

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Domain noun · 78% connection

a particular environment or walk of life; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit"

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Ecologic adjective · 78% connection

of or relating to the science of ecology; "ecological research"

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Ecological adjective · 78% connection

of or relating to the science of ecology; "ecological research"

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Endangered adjective · 78% connection

(of flora or fauna) in imminent danger of extinction; "an endangered species"

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Extinction noun · 78% connection

no longer in existence; "the extinction of a species"

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Field noun · 78% connection

a particular environment or walk of life; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit"

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Habitat noun · 78% connection

the type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs; "a marine habitat"; "he felt safe on his home grounds"

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Hold verb · 78% connection

arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance; "reserve me a seat on a flight"; "The agent booked tickets to the sho…

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Abortus noun · 78% connection

a human fetus whose weight is less than 0.5 kilogram when removed or expelled from the mother's body

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After-image noun · 78% connection

The impression of a vivid sensation retained by the retina of the eye after the cause has been removed; also extended to impressions l…

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Amber room unknown · 78% connection

A room formerly in the Czar's Summer Palace in Russia, which was richly decorated with walls and fixtures made from amber. The amber w…

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Amidogen noun · 78% connection

A compound radical, NH2, not yet obtained in a separate state, which may be regarded as ammonia from the molecule of which one of its…

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Clarification noun · 78% connection

The act or process of making clear or transparent, by freeing visible impurities; as, the clarification of wine.

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Clarify verb · 78% connection

To make clear or bright by freeing from feculent matter; to defecate; to fine; -- said of liquids, as wine or sirup.

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Concentrate noun · 78% connection

the desired mineral that is left after impurities have been removed from mined ore

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Deflectionization noun · 78% connection

The act of freeing from inflections.

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Dehydrogenation noun · 78% connection

The act or process of freeing from hydrogen; also, the condition resulting from the removal of hydrogen.

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Deliverance noun · 78% connection

The act of delivering or freeing from restraint, captivity, peril, and the like; rescue; as, the deliverance of a captive.

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Denitrification noun · 78% connection

The act or process of freeing from nitrogen; also, the condition resulting from the removal of nitrogen.

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Dephosphorization noun · 78% connection

The act of freeing from phosphorous.

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