anhydrous vs desiccate

anhydrous

adj
  • Having little or no water. 

  • Having no water of crystallization. 

desiccate

adj
  • Having had moisture removed; dehydrated, desiccated. 

noun
  • A substance which has been desiccated, that is, had its moisture removed. 

verb
  • To remove moisture from; to dry. 

  • To preserve by drying. 

  • To become dry; to dry up. 

How often have the words anhydrous and desiccate occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )