desiccator

[ des-i-key-ter ]

/ ˈdɛs ɪˌkeɪ tər /

an apparatus for drying fruit, milk, etc.

Chemistry.

an apparatus for absorbing the moisture present in a chemical substance.
an airtight, usually glass container containing calcium chloride or some other drying agent for absorbing the moisture of another substance placed in the container.

Origin of desiccator

First recorded in 1830–40; desiccate + -or²

Cool in the desiccator, and weigh as quickly as possible when cold.

A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. |Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob Beringer
Liquids are dried either by means of the desiccator, or, as is more usual, by shaking with a substance which removes the water.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 |Various
They were kept a day or two in a desiccator over sulphuric acid, but did not become completely dry.

Some Constituents of the Poison Ivy Plant: (Rhus Toxicodendron) |William Anderson Syme
The weighing-tube with the ore must be marked, and kept in a desiccator.

A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. |Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob Beringer

After ignition, it is allowed to cool in a desiccator and then weighed.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 |Various

desiccator

/ (ˈdɛsɪˌkeɪtə) /

any apparatus for drying milk, fruit, etc

an airtight box or jar containing a desiccant, used to dry chemicals and protect them from the water vapour in the atmosphere