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It’s filled with desiccant beads using the same moisture-absorbing principles as those ubiquitous silica packages that are tucked into electronic boxes and food to keep the contents dry.
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Lisa Wood Shapiro, Wired News, 8 May 2025
Glyphosate is used widely as an integral part of raising crops including corn, soybeans and cotton genetically modified to resist its killer effect, and as a desiccant on potatoes, sugar beets, wheat and other crops just before harvest.
—John Klar, Baltimore Sun, 27 Apr. 2025
Placing a few silica gel desiccant packets in the storage containers can reduce humidity issues, too.
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—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Mar. 2025
The desiccant absorbs moisture, ensuring product performance is maintained for the validated shelf life.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
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Lisa Wood Shapiro, Wired News, 8 May 2025
Glyphosate is used widely as an integral part of raising crops including corn, soybeans and cotton genetically modified to resist its killer effect, and as a desiccant on potatoes, sugar beets, wheat and other crops just before harvest.
—John Klar, Baltimore Sun, 27 Apr. 2025
Placing a few silica gel desiccant packets in the storage containers can reduce humidity issues, too.
4.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Mar. 2025
The desiccant absorbs moisture, ensuring product performance is maintained for the validated shelf life.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Desiccant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/desiccant. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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desiccant
1 of 2 adjective
des·ic·cant
ˈdes-i-kənt 
: tending to dry or desiccate
desiccant
2 of 2 noun
: a drying agent (as calcium chloride)
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