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dehydration.

The act or process of removing water from something.

11 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/diːhaɪˈdɹeɪʃən/UK/dihaɪˈdɹeɪʃən/US
  1. The act or process of removing water from something.

    countable · uncountable
  2. The condition in which water in the body drops below normal levels, usually caused by illness, sweating or by not drinking enough.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English hydration English dehydration From de- + hydration.

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