desséchant
French, adjective/de.se.ʃɑ̃/
desséchant is spelled D-E-S-S-É-C-H-A-N-T (10 letters) and appears about once in every 25 million words in written French, the 159,320th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Desséchant is a French adjective meaning “desiccant, drying” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of dessécher. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui dessèche”.
What does desséchant mean in English?
adjective
- 1
desiccant, drying
verb
- 1
present participle of dessécher
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui dessèche.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of desséchant
- desséchante feminine
- desséchants masculine plural
- desséchantes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce desséchant?
- /de.se.ʃɑ̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is desséchant in French?
desséchant appears about once in every 25 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).