Decoherer

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Decoherer \De`co*her"er\ (d[=e]`k[-o]*h[=e]r"[~e]r), n. [Pref.
     de- + coherer.] (Elec.)
     A device for restoring a coherer to its normal condition
     after it has been affected by an electric wave, a process
     usually accomplished by some method of tapping or shaking, or
     by rotation of the coherer.


     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]