by drying the food in the air, sun or in smoke. A great variety of drying techniques are now used. Many different foods can be preserved by drying. Meat...

Drying rack is a rack used for drying clothes after they have been washed. It is also called a clothes horse or a clothes rack. It is usually located...

computer-controlled drying sensor, which automatically feels when most traces of perc have been removed from the load during the drying process. This system...

store food to eat later. The simplest methods of preserving food, such as drying strips of fish or meat in the hot sun have been used for thousands of years...

A dry toilet is for depositing human excrement without using water, very different from flush toilets that use water. It may be for sitting or squatting...

Girl Drying Herself is a pastel by Edgar Degas. It is signed and dated 1885. It measures 80.1 x 51.2 cm (31 9/16 x 20 3/16 in.) It hangs in the National...

Canada Dry is a brand name belonging to a company that produces beverages. Canada Dry makes ginger ale, club soda, and tonic water. Ginger ale is flavored...

The Dry Tortugas are a small group of islands. They are at the end of the Florida Keys, United States. They are about 113 kilometers (70 mi) west of Key...

A dry county is a county in the United States whose government does not allow the sale of any kind of alcoholic beverages. Some don't allow off-premises...

Andreas Antonius Maria "Dries" van Agt (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdris fɑn ˈɑxt]; 2 February 1931 – 5 February 2024) was a Dutch politician of the Christian...

atmosphere to use in photosynthesis. Dry ice, or solid carbon dioxide, is the solid state of CO2 gas below -109.3 °F (-78.5°C). Dry ice does not occur naturally...

"Dry Country" is a 1994 song by American hard rock band Bon Jovi and is the last single from their fifth studio album Keep the Faith. It went to number...

Dry cells are a type of chemical cells. Dry cells are commonly used today in the form of batteries. Dry cells are used in many electrical appliances....

A dry thunderstorm is a type of thunderstorm where there is lightning and thunder, but most or all of the precipitation does not reach the ground. They...

Dry plate, also known as gelatin process, is an improved type of photographic plate. It was invented by Dr. Richard L. Maddox in 1871. By 1879 the first...

easily taken to a market to be sold. Cod hung for drying in Lyngen fjord, Norway Stockfish up for drying in Iceland Women working with stock fish in Iceland...

A dry suit is a type of protective clothing worn by scuba divers who are swimming in very cold water, such as in the Arctic ocean or the North Atlantic...

High 'n' Dry is the second studio album by English heavy metal band Def Leppard. It was released 6 July, 1981 through Vertigo Records. It went to number...

Dried fruit is fruit that has almost no moisture in it. They are dried in the sun or with the help of dryers or dehydrators. Unlike ordinary fruits, they...

Semi-automatic washing machines have separate sections for washing and drying. These washing machines are often termed as semi-manual, as the user has...

A dry stone wall is a wall made of stone without using mortar. They are made by carefully choosing rocks that fit together. There are dry stone walls...

fast-drying paint containing pigment in an acrylic polymer emulsion. Acrylic paints can be diluted with water, but are water-resistant when dry. Depending...

do not develop their full flavor until several weeks after picking and drying. California bay leaf The leaf of the California bay tree (Umbellularia californica)...

trimmed meat that has been cut into strips and dried (dehydrated) so it will not spoil. Normally, the drying includes adding salt. It prevents the growth...

Xerostomia, or dry mouth, also dry mouth syndrome, is dryness in the mouth. It may be associated with a change in the composition of saliva, reduced salivary...

Chemicals added when crusting must be set in place. Crusting ends with drying and making the leather soft. It may include splitting, shaving, dyeing,...

A towel is a form of cloth or paper used for drying things. There are many types of towels, such as a beach towel and a washcloth, a small towel used for...

the time it needs to be dried again in an oven, but sometimes no further drying is needed. Büchner flask A Büchner funnel manufacturer Archived 2007-07-14...

the wood and making it rot. The paint also helps to prevent the wood from drying out in the hot sun. Metal structures and objects of all sorts are painted...

classification, they are split into Cfa when there is no dry season and Cwa when there are dry winters. Unlike in a tropical climate, snow and frost can...

Dry Prong is a village in Grant Parish, Louisiana, United States. This short article about a place or feature in the United States can be made longer...

Dry Ridge is a city in Grant County, Kentucky in the United States. This short article about a place or feature in the United States can be made longer...

period as the climate gradually warmed, drying the continent's interiors. In the late Permian period, the drying continued although the temperature cycled...

delay the condition for appearing. Dry arid climates seem to aggravate the condition. Washing your hands has a drying affect, which triggers the condition...

the Quaternary. The global climate became seasonal and with an overall drying and cooling trend. The ice caps on both poles began to grow and thicken...

Desiccation is the state of extreme dryness, or the process of extreme drying. A desiccant is a hygroscopic (water-attracting) substance that causes desiccation...

people building and using woodfired kilns Northern Hardwood Initiative: Drying Hardwoods Archived 2007-02-03 at the Wayback Machine This short article...

Dry Creek is an unincorporated community in Beauregard Parish, Louisiana, United States. This short article about a place or feature in the United States...

Drought is a continuous period of dry weather, when an area gets less than its normal amount of rain, over months or even years. Crops and other plants...

aromaticum, syn. Eugenia aromaticum or Eugenia caryophyllata) is an aromatic dried flower bud of a tree in the family Myrtaceae. Cloves are native to Indonesia...

are used for heating, baking, and drying. It is used the most often in cooking and pottery. They provide even, dry heat to all surfaces of food inside...

unique, slightly tangy flavor that goes well with savory foods. Fresh and dried dill leaves (sometimes called "dill weed" to distinguish it from dill seed)...

Dries (Andres) Holten (30 January 1936 – 15 April 2020) was a Dutch singer-songwriter. He represented the Netherlands at the 1972 Eurovision Song Contest...

whiteboard (dry erase), marker, and accessory brand of products made by Sanford, now a part of Newell Brands since its acquisition. As of 2026, the dry erase...

wet and dry. An example of a place with a tropical climate is the Amazon Rainforest in Brazil. The Mediterranean climate is usually hot and dry in summer...

cleaning liquid named "chlorhexidine" or "iodine wash", sterile cloth for drying the hands after washing, a sterile brush for hard washing and another sterile...

turpentine or mineral spirits to thin the paint if they wanted to make a fast-drying sketch that they can then paint over in more detail. The oil paint on the...

lowest surface, located 420 meters (1,380 feet) below sea level. The sea is drying up as basin countries use water from its tributaries for drinking water...

if not used quickly are best preserved by drying, canning or freezing within a few hours of harvest. Dried peas are often made into a soup or simply eaten...

Dries Van Nieuwenhove (born 9 April 1998) is a Belgian track and field athlete who is specialized in the 400 metres hurdles. Van Nieuwenhove represents...