1) Laboratory glassware
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Desiccators are sealable enclosures containing desiccants used for preserving moisture-sensitive items such as cobalt chloride paper for another use. A common use for desiccators is to protect chemicals which are hygroscopic or which react with water from humidity. The contents of desiccators are exposed to atmospheric moisture whenever the desicc...
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• (n.) One who, or that which, desiccates. • (n.) 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. • (n.) A machine or apparatus for drying fruit, milk, etc., usually by the aid...
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Des'ic·ca`tor noun 1. One who, or that which, desiccates.
2. (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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Type: Term Pronunciation: des′i-kā′tŏr, tōr Definitions: 1. An apparatus, such as a glass chamber containing calcium chloride, sulfuric acid, or other drying agent, in which a material is placed for drying. Synonyms: desiccant2
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A desiccator is an apparatus used mainly in the laboratory, by which substances can be thoroughly freed from water.
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A sealed container in which a drying agent is used to dry material that contains water. The drying effect is often enhanced by evacuation of the container.
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an apparatus for drying fruit, milk, etc. · · 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.
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