desiccator

[des-i-key-ter]

des·ic·ca·tor

[des-i-key-ter]
noun
1.
an apparatus for drying fruit, milk, etc.
2.
Chemistry.
a.
an apparatus for absorbing the moisture present in a chemical substance.
b.
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:
1830–40; desiccate + -or2
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Desiccator is always a great word to know.
So is cyanide. Does it mean:
a substance that causes a chemical reaction without itself being affected
a salt of hydrocyanic acid, such as potassium cyanide, KCN
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desiccator (ˈdɛsɪˌkeɪtə)
 
n
1.  any apparatus for drying milk, fruit, etc
2.  an airtight box or jar containing a desiccant, used to dry chemicals and protect them from the water vapour in the atmosphere

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