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desiccation [‚des·ə′kā·shən] (hydrology) The permanent decrease or disappearance of water from a region, caused by a decrease of rainfall, a failure to maintain irrigation, or deforestation or overcropping. (science and technology) Thorough removal of water from a substance, often with the use of a desiccant. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| According to Richard Leakey, the famous archaeologist who served as head of the Kenya Wildlife Service, "Our dry months are longer, they're hotter and the dessication of the land in dry weather is worse. Even long before the modern era (to which Zeleza's examples apply) one might look to the Bantu dispersal into East and Southern Africa, or the populating of the Swahili coast, or the peopling of the Nile, Niger, and Maghreb shores after the dessication of the Sahara as diasporic phenomena that had tremendous historical significance. It seems largely unconcerned about the dessication of spirit that is almost endemic to graduate students today. |
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