- antidesiccant
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/an'tee des"i keuhnt, an'tuy-/, n. Hort.a substance or material applied to a plant, as by spraying, to inhibit moisture loss during transplanting.[ANTI- + DESICCANT]* * *
antidesiccant /an-ti-desˈi-kənt/nounA chemical which prevents or inhibits the drying-out of a plant, etcORIGIN: ↑anti- (1)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.