desiccation
noun
- state of extreme dryness, or the process of extreme drying
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˌdɛsɪˈkeɪʃən/
noun
Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French dessiccation, from Late Latin desiccatio, desiccationem, from Latin desicco.
- The state or process of being desiccated
- An act or occurrence of desiccating
“The most important mortality affecting the larval population was most probably caused by the repeated desiccations of the marsh in the summer.”