desiccator

[ des-i-key-ter ]

/ ˈdɛs ɪˌkeɪ tər /

noun

an apparatus for drying fruit, milk, etc.

Chemistry.

an apparatus for absorbing the moisture present in a chemical substance.
an airtight, usually glass container containing calcium chloride or some other drying agent for absorbing the moisture of another substance placed in the container.

Origin of desiccator

First recorded in 1830–40; desiccate + -or²

Words nearby desiccator

De Sica, desiccant, desiccate, desiccated, desiccation, desiccator, desiderata, desiderate, desiderative, desideratum, desiderium

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Example sentences from the Web for desiccator

Cool in the desiccator, and weigh as quickly as possible when cold.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines.|Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob Beringer
Liquids are dried either by means of the desiccator, or, as is more usual, by shaking with a substance which removes the water.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2|Various
They were kept a day or two in a desiccator over sulphuric acid, but did not become completely dry.
Some Constituents of the Poison Ivy Plant: (Rhus Toxicodendron)|William Anderson Syme
The weighing-tube with the ore must be marked, and kept in a desiccator.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines.|Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob Beringer

After ignition, it is allowed to cool in a desiccator and then weighed.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1|Various

British Dictionary definitions for desiccator

desiccator

/ (ˈdɛsɪˌkeɪtə) /

noun

any apparatus for drying milk, fruit, etc

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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单词	desiccator
释义	desiccator [ des-i-key-ter ] / ˈdɛs ɪˌkeɪ tər / noun an apparatus for drying fruit, milk, etc. Chemistry. an apparatus for absorbing the moisture present in a chemical substance. an airtight, usually glass container containing calcium chloride or some other drying agent for absorbing the moisture of another substance placed in the container. Origin of desiccator First recorded in 1830–40; desiccate + -or² Words nearby desiccator De Sica, desiccant, desiccate, desiccated, desiccation, desiccator, desiderata, desiderate, desiderative, desideratum, desiderium Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for desiccator Cool in the desiccator, and weigh as quickly as possible when cold. A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines.\|Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob Beringer Liquids are dried either by means of the desiccator, or, as is more usual, by shaking with a substance which removes the water. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2\|Various They were kept a day or two in a desiccator over sulphuric acid, but did not become completely dry. Some Constituents of the Poison Ivy Plant: (Rhus Toxicodendron)\|William Anderson Syme The weighing-tube with the ore must be marked, and kept in a desiccator. A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines.\|Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob Beringer After ignition, it is allowed to cool in a desiccator and then weighed. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1\|Various British Dictionary definitions for desiccator desiccator / (ˈdɛsɪˌkeɪtə) / noun any apparatus for drying milk, fruit, etc an airtight box or jar containing a desiccant, used to dry chemicals and protect them from the water vapour in the atmosphere Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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