Drying
111drying oil — /ˈdraɪɪŋ ɔɪl/ (say druying oyl) noun an animal or vegetable oil which hardens to a tough film when a thin layer is exposed to the air …
112drying agent — See desiccant …
113drying oil — Any oil that hardens in the presence of air and sunlight …
114drying oven — An enclosure where painted vehicle bodies are subjected to heat in order to dry and/or bake on the paint …
115drying time — The time required for a solvent to evaporate after an adhesive film has been spread over the two surfaces to be bonded …
116drying oil — noun an oil that hardens in air due to oxidation and is often used as a paint or varnish base • Hypernyms: ↑animal oil, ↑vegetable oil, ↑oil …
117drying loft — noun : a loft in which paper is dried under carefully regulated atmospheric conditions …
118Wood drying — (also seasoning lumber or timber seasoning) refers to reducing the moisture content of wood prior to its use. For some purposes wood is not dried at all (it is used green ) [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green wood] . Often the wood needs to be in …
119Freeze drying — (also known as lyophilization or cryodesiccation) is a dehydration process typically used to preserve a perishable material or make the material more convenient for transport. Freeze drying works by freezing the material and then reducing the… …
120Spray drying — is a commonly used method of drying a liquid feed through a hot gas. Typically, this hot gas is air but sensitive materials such as pharmaceuticals, and solvents like ethanol require oxygen free drying and nitrogen gas is used instead. The liquid …
