Desiccator

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

  Desiccator \Des"ic*ca`tor\, n.
     1. One who, or that which, desiccates.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Chem.) 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.
        [1913 Webster +PJC]
  
     3. A machine or apparatus for drying fruit, milk, etc.,
        usually by the aid of heat; an evaporator.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]