desiccator (plural desiccators)
A closed glass vessel containing a desiccant (such as silica gel) used in laboratories for drying materials or for keeping them dry.
A machine for drying fruit, milk, etc, usually by the aid of heat; an evaporator.
Source: Wiktionary
Des"ic*ca`tor, n.
1. One who, or that which, desiccates.
2. (Chem.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
14 June 2025
(noun) a member of a learned society; “he was elected a fellow of the American Physiological Association”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
