Associations to the word «Desiccator»

Wiktionary

DESICCATOR, noun. A closed glass vessel containing a desiccant (such as silica gel) used in laboratories for drying materials or for keeping them dry.
DESICCATOR, noun. A machine for drying fruit, milk, etc., usually by the aid of heat; an evaporator.

Wise words

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.