desiccator

desiccator
1. SYN: desiccant (2). 2. An apparatus, such as a glass chamber containing calcium chloride, sulfuric acid, or other drying agent, in which a material is placed for drying.
- vacuum d. a d. that can be evacuated.

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des·ic·ca·tor 'des-i-.kāt-ər n
1) a container (as a glass jar) fitted with an airtight cover and containing at the bottom a desiccating agent (as calcium chloride)
2) a machine or apparatus for desiccating food usu. by the aid of heat and sometimes in a vacuum

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des·ic·ca·tor (desґĭ-ka″tər) a closed vessel for containing apparatus or chemicals that are to be kept free from moisture.

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