desiccator

American  

[des-i-key-ter] / ˈdɛs ɪˌkeɪ tər /

noun

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

2. Chemistry.

   1. an apparatus for absorbing the moisture present in a chemical substance.

   2. 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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desiccator British  

/ 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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Etymology

Origin of desiccator

First recorded in 1830–40; desiccate + -or ²

Example Sentences

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desiccator

Sections were vacuum dried in a desiccator before analysis.

From Nature ● Feb. 7, 2017

On taking the glasses out of the oven, they should be at once closed, the clip put on, and after cooling in a desiccator weighed.

From A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. by Cornelius Beringer

After ignition, it is allowed to cool in a desiccator and then weighed.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" by Various

Ignite, cool in a desiccator, and weigh with the cover.

From A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. by Cornelius Beringer

When very accurate dry matter determinations are desired, the substance is dried in a vacuum oven, or in a desiccator over sulphuric acid, or in an atmosphere of some non-oxidizing gas, as hydrogen.

From Human Foods and Their Nutritive Value by Harry Snyder