“These treated slides were placed in a vacuum desiccator for 12 h to remove all traces of chloroform.”

“The supernatant was discarded and the pellets were dried in a desiccator over silica gel for 24 h and then extracted for the various assays.”

“Allow the evaporating dish to cool in a desiccator and weigh the evaporating dish and its contents.”

“The cages were covered with wet marsh grass to minimize mortality from desiccation and heat stress during the lowtide period.”

“The red mudstone horizons preserve extensive pedogenic textures and desiccation cracks indicative of mature palaeosol development.”

“The sediments from Dunure are frequently rippled and show examples of dewatering structures, desiccation cracks and foam marks.”