
[dee-HI-drayt] To remove the natural moisture from food by slowly drying it. Considered the original form of food preservation, dehydration prevents moisture spoilage such as mold or fermentation. Food can be dehydrated manually by placing thin slices on racks and allowing them to dry assisted only by sun or air. It can also be done with an electric dehydrator, which resembles a large three-sided toaster oven with anywhere from 5 to 10 wire-grid racks. The food placed on these racks dries with the aid of fan-circulated air. Dried foods are convenient to store and transport because of their greatly reduced volume and weight.
Definition: take moisture out of
Antonyms: hydrate, moisten, wet
They snacked on dehydrated apricots.
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1. to undergo the process of dehydration.
2. reduce the moisture content of a feed by drying.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - dehydrere, udtørre, gøre kedelig
v. intr. - lide væsketab
Nederlands (Dutch)
water onttrekken aan, (uit)drogen, vocht verliezen
Français (French)
v. tr. - déshydrater, sécher
v. intr. - déshydrater, sécher
Deutsch (German)
v. - trocknen, dörren
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αφυδατώνω/-ομαι
Italiano (Italian)
disidratarsi
Português (Portuguese)
v. - desidratar
Русский (Russian)
обезвоживать
Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - deshidratar, secar
v. intr. - deshidratarse
Svenska (Swedish)
v. - torka, avvattna, torka ut
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
脱水, 失水
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 脫水
v. intr. - 脫水, 失水
한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 건조 시키다, 물기를 제거하다
v. intr. - 물기가 빠지다, 건조하다
日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 脱水する, ひからびさせる, 水分が抜ける, 水分を除去する
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) يجفف الماء من شئ وخصوصا الطعام من أجل حفظه, يزيل الماء أو عنصري مركب الماء من مركب كيميائي
עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ייבש, סילק המים
v. intr. - איבד נוזלים
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