desiccator

des·ic·cate   (děs'ĭ-kāt')    v.   des·ic·cat·ed, des·ic·cat·ing, des·ic·cates v.   tr. To dry out thoroughly. To preserve (foods) by removing the moisture. See Synonyms at dry. To make dry, dull, or lifeless. v.   intr. To become dry; dry out. adj.   also (-kĭt) Lacking spirit or animation; arid: "There was only the sun-bruised and desiccate feeling in his mind" (J.R. Salamanca). [Latin dēsiccāre, dēsiccāt- : dē-, de- + siccāre, to dry up (from siccus, dry).] des'ic·ca'tion n., des'ic·ca'tive adj., des'ic·ca'tor n.

Main Entry: des·ic·ca·tor
Pronunciation: 'des-i-"kAt-&r
Function: noun
1 : a container (as a glass jar) fitted with anairtight cover and containing at the bottom a desiccating agent (as calcium chloride)
2 : a machine or apparatus for desiccating food usually by the aid of heat and sometimes in avacuum