desiccator
desiccator noun: a closed glass vessel containing a desiccant (such as silica gel) used in laboratories for drying materials or for keeping them dry.
Noun
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.
- Shirley walks past laboratories filled with petri dishes and desiccators, microscopes and pipettes2019, Bernardine Evaristo, Girl, Woman, Other, Penguin Books (2020), page 219
- A machine for drying fruit, milk, etc., usually by the aid of heat; an evaporator.
desiccator meaning in Tamil
desiccator in Tamil
- ஈரமுலர்த்தி, உலாத்தும் பாண்டம், நீரொற்றி, உலர்த்தி, உலர்த்தும் கலன், உலாத்துகலன்
Forms of desiccator
| plural | desiccators |
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Words formed from desiccator
Questions about desiccator
- What does desiccator mean?
- Desiccator means a closed glass vessel containing a desiccant (such as silica gel) used in laboratories for drying materials or for keeping them dry.
- What is desiccator in Tamil?
- Desiccator in Tamil is ஈரமுலர்த்தி, உலாத்தும் பாண்டம், நீரொற்றி. See Desiccator meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is desiccator?
- Desiccator is a noun.
- What is the plural of desiccator?
- The plural of desiccator is desiccators.
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