desiccator

desiccator (plural desiccators)

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

• vacuum desiccator

dēsiccātor

1. second-person singular future passive imperative of dēsiccō
2. third-person singular future passive imperative of dēsiccō