Examples of desiccation

• A faint, spiced odor of desiccation filled the bare walls. 

• He ascribed the desiccation to the gradual elevation of the western part of the country. 

• In about two months the process of desiccation was completed. 

• In the gradual desiccation of that region, the lake has now entirely disappeared. 

• Virginity, like certain fruits, can only be preserved by a process of desiccation. 

• A number of protective mechanisms associated with seed desiccation tolerance have been identified through studies on acquisition and loss of desiccation tolerance in orthodox seeds.

• Additionally, in desiccation-sensitive seeds, protective antioxidant systems may also fail.

• The existence of discrete levels of critical water potential is suggestive of specific stresses that cells must accommodate during the acquisition of desiccation tolerance.