Definition of desiccating:
(v) :
(transitive) To remove moisture from; to dry; (sometimes) to dry to an extreme degree.
(v) :
(transitive) To preserve by drying.
(adj) :
Having had moisture removed; dehydrated, desiccated.
(n) :
A substance which has been desiccated, that is, had its moisture removed.
(v) :
(intransitive, rare) To become dry; to dry up.