| desiccant |
A chemical agent that absorbs moisture; desiccants can be used to control certain insect pests or mildew, and also to dry foliage before harvest (as with potatoes). Desiccants are regulated as pesticides under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act.
Ãâó: ilrdss.sws.uiuc.edu/glossary/glossary_allresults.a...
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| desiccant |
a drying agent
Ãâó: ipm.ncsu.edu/AG271/glossary.html
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| desiccant |
A chemical used to attract and remove moisture from air or gas.
Ãâó: www.asm-intl.org/tss/glossary/d.htm
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| desiccant |
A chemical causing drying
Ãâó: www.ecifm.reading.ac.uk/glossary.htm
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| desiccation |
Drying out. Happens to plants in high summer and can also happen to captive bred pupae.
Ãâó: www.butterfly-guide.co.uk/help/gloss.htm
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