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Categories: Homogeneous catalysis, Packaging, Desiccants

desiccant drying agent drier siccative oil drying agent

A substance that promotes drying (e.g., calcium oxide absorbs water and is used to remove moisture) WordNet 3.0

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A substance that promotes drying (e.g., calcium oxide absorbs water and is used to remove moisture) WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

A desiccant is a hygroscopic substance that is used to induce or sustain a state of dryness in its vicinity; it is the opposite of a humectant. Wikipedia

An oil drying agent, also known as siccative, is a coordination compound that accelerates the hardening of drying oils, often as they are used in oil-based paints. Wikipedia

Painting implement Wikidata

Hygroscopic substance that induces or sustains a state of dryness in its vicinity Wikidata

A substance (such as calcium oxide or silica gel) that is used as a drying agent because of its high affinity for water. Wiktionary

Any compound that has an affinity for water such that it will extract it from other materials; a desiccant. Wiktionary

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