Desiccator /(?)/
Des·ic·ca·tor
Desiccator
n.
- One who, or that which, desiccates.
- 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. (Chem.)
- A machine or apparatus for drying fruit, milk, etc., usually by the aid of heat; an evaporator.