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Desiccator   Listen
noun
Desiccator  n.  
1.
One who, or that which, desiccates.
2.
(Chem.) A short glass jar fitted with an air-tight cover, and containing some desiccating agent, as sulphuric acid, phosphorus pentoxide, or calcium chloride, above which is supported on a perforated platform the material to be dried, or preserved from moisture.
3.
A machine or apparatus for drying fruit, milk, etc., usually by the aid of heat; an evaporator.





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"Desiccator" Quotes from Famous Books



... platinum bowl is washed with nitric acid and distilled water, dried by heat, and then left to cool in a desiccator. When thoroughly dry, it is ...
— Scientific American Supplement No. 822 - Volume XXXII, Number 822. Issue Date October 3, 1891 • Various


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