desiccator
English
Noun
desiccator (plural desiccators)
- A closed glass vessel containing a desiccant (such as silica gel) used in laboratories for drying materials or for keeping them dry.
- A machine for drying fruit, milk, etc., usually by the aid of heat; an evaporator.
Derived terms
- vacuum desiccator
Latin
Verb
dēsiccātor
- second-person singular future passive imperative of dēsiccō
- third-person singular future passive imperative of dēsiccō