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desiccator
des·ic·cate D0159200 (dĕs′ĭ-kāt′)v. des·ic·cat·ed, des·ic·cat·ing, des·ic·cates v.tr.1. To dry out thoroughly.2. To preserve (foods) by removing the moisture. See Synonyms at dry.3. To make dry, dull, or lifeless: "Stalinism desiccated the grassroots of urban government" (Timothy J. Colton).v.intr. To become dry; dry out.adj. (also -kĭt) Lacking spirit or animation; arid: "There was only the sun-bruised and desiccate feeling in his mind" (J.R. Salamanca).
[Latin dēsiccāre, dēsiccāt- : dē-, de- + siccāre, to dry up (from siccus, dry).]
des′ic·ca′tion n.des′ic·ca′tive adj.des′ic·ca′tor n.desiccator (ˈdɛsɪˌkeɪtə) n1. (Cookery) any apparatus for drying milk, fruit, etc2. (Chemistry) an airtight box or jar containing a desiccant, used to dry chemicals and protect them from the water vapour in the atmospheredesiccator
desiccator[′des·ə‚kād·ər] (chemical engineering) A closed vessel, usually made of glass and having an airtight lid, used for drying solid chemicals by means of a desiccant. desiccator
des·ic·ca·tor (des'i-kā'tŏr, tōr), 1. Synonym(s): 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. |