desiccator Meaning, Definition & Usage

Des"ic*ca`tor noun
Definitions
  1. One who, or that which, desiccates.
  2. (Chem.) 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.

Webster 1913