dehydrator
Americannoun
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a person or thing that dehydrates.
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a device, apparatus, or appliance that dehydrates food for preservation.
Etymology
Origin of dehydrator
Example Sentences
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Traces of poisonous mushrooms were found in a food dehydrator that Erin Patterson disposed of in a local dump the day after she was discharged from hospital.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2025
Her mobile phone location data appeared to show her travelling to both places and buying a food dehydrator on the way home.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2025
The 59-year-old father of three and car enthusiast visited the Walmart on Feb. 5 to buy ingredients to make beef jerky, using a dehydrator that he received from one of his sons.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2024
Hang these from a drying rack or speed up the process by using a microwave or food dehydrator.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 13, 2023
It looked as though it had spent a year locked in a food dehydrator.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
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