air-dry

air-dry
I. adjective Date: 1856 dry to such a degree that no further moisture is given up on exposure to air II. verb Date: 1886 transitive verb to dry by exposure to air intransitive verb to become dry by exposure to air

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  • air-dry — air′ dry v. dried, dry•ing, adj. 1) to dry by exposure to the air 2) dry beyond further evaporation • Etymology: 1855–60 …   From formal English to slang

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  • air-dry — /air druy /, v., air dried, air drying, adj. v.t., v.i. 1. to dry by exposure to the air. adj. 2. dry beyond further evaporation. [1855 60] * * * …   Universalium

  • air-dry loss — n in coal, the loss in mass, expressed as a percentage, resulting from each air drying stage or the sum of all sequential air drying stages in which the results from each stage are adjusted to the as received basis. DISCUSSION Air dry loss is… …   Coke&Coal Terminology

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  • air-dry — /ˈɛə draɪ/ (say air druy) verb (t) (air dried, air drying) 1. to remove moisture from by evaporation in free air. –adjective 2. dry beyond further evaporation …  

  • air-dry — 1. adjective Free of moisture to the degree possible by exposure to air; naturally dried. 2. verb To dry by exposure to the air …   Wiktionary

  • air-dry — verb make or become dry through contact with air …   English new terms dictionary

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