dehydration

Noun

WordNet 3.0

Noun (3)

  1. dryness resulting from the removal of waterSynonyms: desiccation
  2. depletion of bodily fluids
  3. the process of extracting moistureSynonyms: desiccationdrying upevaporation
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Dehydration \De`hy*dra"tion\, n. (Chem.) The act or process of freeing from water; also, the condition of a body from which the water has been removed. [1913 Webster]
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