Desiccator
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Desiccator is a noun meaning A closed glass vessel containing a desiccant (such as silica gel) used in laboratories for drying materials or for keeping them dry.
Meaning
A closed glass vessel containing a desiccant (such as silica gel) used in laboratories for drying materials or for keeping them dry.
More Meanings
- A machine for drying fruit, milk, etc., usually by the aid of heat; an evaporator.
Example Sentences
Shirley walks past laboratories filled with petri dishes and desiccators, microscopes and pipettes
Word Forms
- desiccators
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include evacuated, desiccant, exicator, dehydrator, siccative, cryodesiccator.
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