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desiccation
1. In general, the process of drying up. 2. In climatology, a prolonged decrease or disappearance of water from a region. This may be due to 1) a decrease of rainfall; 2) a failure to maintain irrigation; or 3) deforestation or overcropping. Compare exsiccation.
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