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Desiccator

Des′ic-caˊtor

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Noun.
1.
One who, or that which, desiccates.

Definition 2024


desiccator

desiccator

English

Noun

desiccator (plural desiccators)

  1. A closed glass vessel containing a desiccant (such as silica gel) used in laboratories for drying materials or for keeping them dry.
  2. A machine for drying fruit, milk, etc., usually by the aid of heat; an evaporator.

Derived terms


Latin

Verb

dēsiccātor

  1. second-person singular future passive imperative of dēsiccō
  2. third-person singular future passive imperative of dēsiccō