desiccated coconut
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desiccated — [[t]de̱sɪkeɪtɪd[/t]] 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n Desiccated things have lost all the moisture that was in them. [FORMAL] ...desiccated flowers and leaves. Syn: dehydrated 2) ADJ: ADJ n Desiccated food has been dried in order to preserve it. ...desiccated… … English dictionary
desiccated — /ˈdɛsəkeɪtəd/ (say desuhkaytuhd) adjective 1. dehydrated or powdered: desiccated coconut; desiccated milk. 2. completely dried out: *Grant, wilting under the sun, walked a couple of hundred yards up the road until he came to a desiccated gum tree …
coconut — n. (also cocoanut) 1 a a large ovate brown seed of the coco, with a hard shell and edible white fleshy lining enclosing a milky juice. b = COCO. c the edible white fleshy lining of a coconut. 2 sl. the human head. Phrases and idioms: coconut… … Useful english dictionary
desiccated — des|ic|cat|ed [ desı,keıtəd ] adjective 1. ) desiccated food has had all the water taken out of it in order to preserve it: desiccated coconut 2. ) LITERARY something that is desiccated is much drier than it should be … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
desiccated — UK [ˈdesɪˌkeɪtɪd] / US [ˈdesɪˌkeɪtəd] adjective 1) desiccated food has had all the water taken out of it in order to preserve it desiccated coconut 2) literary something that is desiccated is much drier than it should be … English dictionary
desiccated — adjective 1. thoroughly dried out old boxes of desiccated Cuban cigars dried out boards beginning to split • Syn: ↑dried out • Similar to: ↑dry 2. preserved by removing natural moisture dried beef … Useful english dictionary
coconut — co|co|nut [ˈkəukənʌt US ˈkou ] n [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: coco coconut (16 18 centuries) (from Portuguese, grinning face ; because the bottom of a coconut, with its three spots, looks like a face) + nut] 1.) the large brown seed of a tropical… … Dictionary of contemporary English
