When Your Phone 'Gets Dunked,' Why Do They (@CNet, probably @Wikipedia, et al.) Tell You to Let It Sit in Rice?
It's because 'rice' (or those silica-gel packs you see in shoe-boxes) is a desiccant.
'That word' (below-hyperlinked to C|Net's advise on drying-out your mobile device) is built on an even-deeper source ... something crucial that firms the foundation upon which our lexicon stands ...
The word “Desiccant” is built on ancient words that mean " |Thoroughly + to |Dry ( #Siccative - to |Flow Out, |Withered, Shallow))"
- Activated alumina
- Aerogel
- Benzophenone
- Bentonite clay
- Calcium chloride
- Calcium oxide
- Calcium sulfate (Drierite)
- Cobalt(II) chloride
- Copper(II) sulfate
- Lithium chloride
- Lithium bromide
- Magnesium chloride hexahydrate
- Magnesium sulfate
- Magnesium perchlorate
- Molecular sieve
- Phosphorus pentoxide
- Potassium carbonate
- Potassium hydroxide
- Silica gel
- Sodium
- Sodium chlorate
- Sodium chloride
- Sodium hydroxide
- Sodium sulfate
- Sucrose
- Sulfuric acid
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