desiccator

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desiccator

noun desiccators

A closed glass vessel containing a desiccant (such as silica gel) used in laboratories for drying materials or for keeping them dry. Shirley walks past laboratories filled with petri dishes and desiccators, microscopes and pipettes
A machine for drying fruit, milk, etc., usually by the aid of heat; an evaporator.

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@misc{desiccator_2026,
  title = {desiccator},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/desiccator},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}