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Desiccator

Desiccator

1. One who, or that which, desiccates.

2. (Science: chemistry) a short glass jar fitted with an air-tight cover, and containing some desiccating agent, as sulphuric acid or calcium chloride, above which is suspended the material to be dried, or preserved from moisture.


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