dehydration
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (3)
- dryness resulting from the removal of waterSynonyms: desiccation
- depletion of bodily fluids
- the process of extracting moistureSynonyms: desiccationdrying upevaporation
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]