What is drying; tending to dry. Ferrand. -- n. (Med.) An application for drying up secretions called?
desiccative — Drying; tending to dry. Ferrand. -- n. (Med.) An application for drying up secretions. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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