名詞 desiccant:

1. a substance that promotes drying (e.g., calcium oxide absorbs water and is used to remove moisture)
   同義詞：drying agent, drier, sicative

des.ic.cant

n.（名詞）
A substance, such as calcium oxide or silica gel, that has a high affinity for water and is used as a drying agent.
干燥劑，脫水劑：一種對水有很強吸附性的物質(zhì)（如氧化鈣或硅膠），常用作干燥劑

來源：
From Latin dôsicc3ns dôsiccant- [present participle of] dôsicc3re [to desiccate] * see desiccate
源自 拉丁語 dôsicc3ns dôsiccant- [] dôsicc3re的現(xiàn)在分詞 [干燥，吸水] *參見 desiccate

【引伸】
des.iccant
adj.（形容詞）