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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