De‐sic″cant (?), a. [L. desiccans, p. pr. of desiccare. See Desiccate.] Drying; desiccative. — n.(Med.) A medicine or application for drying up a sore. Wiseman.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.