exsiccatorn.
/ˈɛksɪkeɪtə/ An apparatus for drying something (see quots.) Also: a drying agent.
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the world > matter > liquid > dryness > [noun] > making dry > drying by specific method > specific device
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1864 H. Watts Dict. Chem. II. 614 Exsiccator. A drying apparatus, consisting of an enclosed space containing substances which rapidly absorb moisture, such as oil of vitriol, dry chloride of calcium, &c.
1873 H. Watts Fownes's Man. Elem. Chem. (ed. 11) 47 Such an apparatus..is called an Exsiccator.
1892 Photogr. Ann. II. 78 Exsiccators and Drying Agents.
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