Home › Words › A › antidesiccantantidesiccantantidesiccant · adj — preventing desiccation.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom anti- + desiccant.adjPreventing desiccation.nounA substance that prevents desiccation.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.desiccative 70% match — causing to desiccate; drying out vs antidesiccant →desiccant 69% match — A substance (such as calcium oxide or silica gel) that is used as a drying agent because of its high affinity for water. vs antidesiccant →exsiccant 66% match — Having the quality of drying up; causing a drying up. vs antidesiccant →antimoisture 64% match — Preventing or countering moisture. vs antidesiccant →desiccatory 64% match — Tending to desiccate, relating to desiccation.. vs antidesiccant →anhydroprotectant 63% match — That protects from the effects of dehydration vs antidesiccant →antidrought 62% match — Opposing or countering drought. vs antidesiccant →antiputrescent 62% match — Counteracting, or preserving from, putrefaction; antiseptic. vs antidesiccant →