Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To remove atmospheric moisture from.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb to remove the moisture from (air or another gas); to reduce the humidity of.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To reduce the
moisture in a body ofair ; to lower thehumidity .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb make less humid
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Examples
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Their design uses two liquid desiccant waterfalls inside the house to dehumidify household air and uses heat captured by the solar thermal system to process and reuse the desiccant in the waterfalls. read the whole story on their blog
Susanna Murley: The DOE's Solar Decathlon Prepares Graduates for Green Jobs Susanna Murley 2011
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ÂTheir design uses two liquid desiccant waterfalls inside the house to dehumidify household air and uses heat captured by the solar thermal system to process and reuse the desiccant in the waterfalls. read the whole story on their blog
Susanna Murley: The DOE's Solar Decathlon Prepares Graduates for Green Jobs Susanna Murley 2011
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Their design uses two liquid desiccant waterfalls inside the house to dehumidify household air and uses heat captured by the solar thermal system to process and reuse the desiccant in the waterfalls. read the whole story on their blog
Susanna Murley: The DOE's Solar Decathlon Prepares Graduates for Green Jobs Susanna Murley 2011
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When you're shopping for something to cool, clean or dehumidify the air in your home, one boxy appliance looks pretty much like another.
Buying something bigger than a breadbox? Here's what to consider 2010
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If you need to dehumidify a large space or one with very high relative humidity, get a large-capacity unit that can remove at least 65 pints of water per day. —
Q&A: Why can't I find a Frigidaire dehumidifier you recommend? 2010
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Geothermal heat pumps use naturally cool water piped through a heat exchange loop from deep underground to cool and dehumidify indoor air.
Shaping the City: Good design promotes efficient air conditioning 2010
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Ironically, he did this not to cool his home but to cool and dehumidify the printing plant where he worked in 1902 so that, in summer, the printing paper wouldn't curl up from the humidity.
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But Regan points out that the larger capacity model will have less run time in general and in a small room it may not run enough to adequately dehumidify the space.
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You may be able to just open doors and windows for airflow through the house, but an air conditioner is a good way to dehumidify.
Hints From Heloise 2010
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Promoter Vikas Kasliwal says they plan to have rain-water harvesting, use solar energy to provide hot water to residents, and deodorize and dehumidify the air which will circulate within the building.
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