desiccator
an apparatus for drying fruit, milk, etc.
Chemistry.
an apparatus for absorbing the moisture present in a chemical substance.
an airtight, usually glass container containing calcium chloride or some other drying agent for absorbing the moisture of another substance placed in the container.
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How to use desiccator in a sentence
The combined ether extracts were evaporated in a desiccator without heat.
Some Constituents of the Poison Ivy Plant: (Rhus Toxicodendron) | William Anderson SymeThe ester solution was then put in a vacuum desiccator over sulphuric acid and the alcohol evaporated.
Some Constituents of the Poison Ivy Plant: (Rhus Toxicodendron) | William Anderson SymeThe ether, on evaporation, left the ester which was crystallized from water and dried in a desiccator over sulphuric acid.
Some Constituents of the Poison Ivy Plant: (Rhus Toxicodendron) | William Anderson SymeThe residue was a tar which, on standing in a desiccator for some time, became dry enough to break into sticky lumps.
Some Constituents of the Poison Ivy Plant: (Rhus Toxicodendron) | William Anderson SymeThey were kept a day or two in a desiccator over sulphuric acid, but did not become completely dry.
Some Constituents of the Poison Ivy Plant: (Rhus Toxicodendron) | William Anderson Syme
British Dictionary definitions for desiccator
/ (ˈdɛsɪˌkeɪtə) /
any apparatus for drying milk, fruit, etc
an airtight box or jar containing a desiccant, used to dry chemicals and protect them from the water vapour in the atmosphere
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