EXSICCATORS

Noun

exsiccators

plural of exsiccator

Source: Wiktionary


EXSICCATOR

Ex"sic*ca`tor, n. (Chem.)

Definition: An apparatus for drying substances or preserving them from moisture; a desiccator; also, less frequently, an agent employed to absorb moisture, as calcium chloride, or concentrated sulphuric acid.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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30 September 2024

IMPULSIVE

(adjective) without forethought; “letting him borrow her car was an impulsive act that she immediately regretted”


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An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.

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