drying_agent has definitions from the field of chemistry
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[ noun ] (chemistry) a substance that promotes drying (e.g., calcium oxide absorbs water and is used to remove moisture)

Used in print

(Francis J. Johnston and John E. Willard, "The...)

Calcium_hydride was substituted for * * f as a drying_agent for carbon_tetrachloride .

Related terms

chemical_agent dry

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