without a mucous or watery discharge; "a dry cough"; "that rare thing in the wintertime; a small child with a dry nose"
become dry or drier; "The laundry dries in the sun" (同)dry out
remove the moisture from and make dry; "dry clothes"; "dry hair" (同)dry out
a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages (同)prohibitionist
humorously sarcastic or mocking; "dry humor"; "an ironic remark often conveys an intended meaning obliquely"; "an ironic novel"; "an ironical smile"; "with a wry Scottish wit" (同)ironic, ironical, wry
lacking interest or stimulation; dull and lifeless; "a dry book"; "a dry lecture filled with trivial details"; "dull and juiceless as only book knowledge can be when it is unrelated to...life"- John Mason Brown (同)juiceless
practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages; "hes been dry for ten years"; "no thank you; I happen to be teetotal" (同)teetotal
(of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish; "dry toast"; "dry meat"
(of liquor) having a low residual sugar content because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation; "a dry white burgundy"; "a dry Bordeaux"
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet; "dry land"; "dry clothes"; "a dry climate"; "dry splintery boards"; "a dry river bed"; "the paint is dry"
having a large proportion of strong liquor; "a very dry martini is almost straight gin"
having no adornment or coloration; "dry facts"; "rattled off the facts in a dry mechanical manner"
lacking moisture or volatile components; "dry paint"
lacking warmth or emotional involvement; "a dry greeting"; "a dry reading of the lines"; "a dry critique"
not producing milk; "a dry cow"
not shedding tears; "dry sobs"; "with dry eyes"
opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages; "the dry vote led by preachers and bootleggers"; "a dry state"
unproductive especially of the expected results; "a dry run"; "a mind dry of new ideas"
used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones; "dry weight"
lacking sufficient water or rainfall; "an arid climate"; "a waterless well"; "miles of waterless country to cross" (同)waterless
lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless; "a technically perfect but arid performance of the sonata"; "a desiccate romance"; "a prissy and emotionless creature...settles into a mold of desiccated snobbery"-C.J.Rolo (同)desiccate, desiccated
a prolonged shortage; "when England defeated Pakistan it ended a ten-year drought" (同)drouth
a shortage of rainfall; "farmers most affected by the drought hope that there may yet be sufficient rain early in the growing season" (同)drouth
Solid lipid nanoparticles with and without hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin: a comparative study of nanoparticles designed for colonic drug delivery.
Spada G, Gavini E, Cossu M, Rassu G, Giunchedi P.SourceDepartment of Drug Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy.
Nanotechnology.Nanotechnology.2012 Mar 9;23(9):095101. Epub 2012 Feb 10.
New solid lipid nanoparticles (SLN), composed of Compritol ATO888 (C) and hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin (HP), were developed in order to study a new colon-specific formulation for diclofenac sodium (D) delivery. The prepared batches differ from each other by the molecular ratio between HP and D and
Loss of ceramide synthase 3 causes lethal skin barrier disruption.
Jennemann R, Rabionet M, Gorgas K, Epstein S, Dalpke A, Rothermel U, Bayerle A, van der Hoeven F, Imgrund S, Kirsch J, Nickel W, Willecke K, Riezman H, Gröne HJ, Sandhoff R.SourceCellular & Molecular Pathology, German Cancer Research Center, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
Human molecular genetics.Hum Mol Genet.2012 Feb 1;21(3):586-608. Epub 2011 Oct 28.
The stratum corneum as the outermost epidermal layer protects against exsiccation and infection. Both the underlying cornified envelope (CE) and the intercellular lipid matrix contribute essentially to these two main protective barriers. Epidermis-unique ceramides with ultra-long-chain acyl moities
British Dictionary definitions for exsiccation Expand exsiccate / ˈɛksɪˌkeɪt / verb 1. to dry up; desiccate Derived Forms exsiccation, noun exsiccative, adjective exsiccator, noun Word Origin C15: from Latin exsiccāre, from siccus ...