Vitamin Bottle Latin

This morning as I shook out the last fish oil capsule in the jar, a little packet with the brand name Dessicare also fell into my hand. Aha! I said! Latin! The Latin verb dēsiccō, dēsiccāre I dry, drain gives us the present participle dēsiccāns, dēsiccantis drying which in turn becomes the English word desiccant, something which dries out or keeps dry. So the little packet of moisture absorbing powder or crystals was helping to keep my capsules dry. I love beginning the morning with a little Latin!