dehydration

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) The act or process of removing water from something.
2. (countable, uncountable) The condition in which water in the body drops below normal levels, usually caused by illness, sweating or by not drinking enough.

Synonyms

desiccation

evaporation

anhydration

drying up

dewater

dessication

drying

dehydratation

deaquation

dehydrolysis

unwatering

abnormal water loss

artificial drying

grain drying

product dehumidification

curing

water removal

dehumidify

dehydrate

dewatering

drought

expulsion of water

parching

Translations

déshydratation

deshidratación

desidratação

disidratazione

Austrocknung

Dehydration

deshidratació

dessiccation

Dehydratation

dehydratatie

Dehydratisierung

αφυδάτωση

Entwässerung

Pronounced as (IPA)

/diːhaɪˈdɹeɪʃən/

Etymology

From de- + hydration.