1. causing or tending to cause drying; having the property of removing moisture

1. a substance or agent that removes moisture or causes drying
Usage: technical; chemistry

Examples

• The desiccative properties of salt made it useful for preserving meat.
• Silica gel is a common desiccative used in packaging to keep products dry.
• The hot desert wind had a desiccative effect on the plants.
• Chemists added a desiccative to the solution to remove all traces of water.
• The desiccative climate of the region made agriculture extremely challenging.
• Calcium chloride serves as an effective desiccative in industrial applications.