desiccator

[ des-i-key-ter ]

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.

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of desiccator¹

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

Example Sentences

The combined ether extracts were evaporated in a desiccator without heat.

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The ester solution was then put in a vacuum desiccator over sulphuric acid and the alcohol evaporated.

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The ether, on evaporation, left the ester which was crystallized from water and dried in a desiccator over sulphuric acid.

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The residue was a tar which, on standing in a desiccator for some time, became dry enough to break into sticky lumps.

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They were kept a day or two in a desiccator over sulphuric acid, but did not become completely dry.

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