desiccator

American  

[des-i-kay-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

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

desiccator

Sections were vacuum dried in a desiccator before analysis.

From Nature ● Feb. 7, 2017

Combined Water, &c.—Weigh up 1 gram of the substance, and ignite over the blowpipe for some time in a platinum-crucible, cool in a desiccator, and weigh.

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

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

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

Method of making a Measurement.—The platinum bowl is washed with nitric acid and distilled water, dried by heat, and then left to cool in a desiccator.

From Scientific American Supplement No. 822, October 3, 1891 by Various

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