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Entry 3 senses Webster, 1913

Desiccator

· Des·ic·ca·tor · IPA
01 n. One who, or that which, desiccates.
  1. 1.
    One who, or that which, desiccates.
  2. 2.
    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.)
  3. 3.
    A machine or apparatus for drying fruit, milk, etc., usually by the aid of heat; an evaporator.