desiccator

[ des-i-key-ter ]

noun
  1. an apparatus for drying fruit, milk, etc.

  2. 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.

Origin of desiccator

1
First recorded in1830–40; desiccate + -or2

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desiccator

/ (ˈdɛsɪˌkeɪtə) /


noun
  1. any apparatus for drying milk, fruit, etc

  2. 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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