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des•ic•ca•tor

Pronunciation: (des'i-kā"tur), [key]
—n.
1. an apparatus for drying fruit, milk, etc.
2. Chem.
a. an apparatus for absorbing the moisture present in a chemical substance.
b. an airtight, usually glass container containing calcium chloride or some other drying agent for absorbing the moisture of another substance placed in the container.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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