| n. | 1. | (Chem.) The act or process of freeing from water; also, the condition of a body from which the water has been removed. |
| Noun | 1. | dehydration - dryness resulting from the removal of water Synonyms: desiccation |
| 2. | dehydration - depletion of bodily fluids | |
| 3. | dehydration - the process of extracting moisture |
the loss of too much body fluid through frequent urinating, sweating, diarrhea, or vomiting.
air-drying, anhydration, blast-freezing, bottling, brining, canning, corning, curing, dehumidification, desiccation, drainage, dry-curing, drying, drying up, embalming, evaporation, freeze-drying, freezing, fuming, insolation, irradiation, jerking, marination, mummification, pickling, potting, quick-freezing, refrigeration, salting, seasoning, smoking, stuffing, taxidermy, tinning, withering