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desiccator

/des-i-key-ter/US // ˈdɛs ɪˌkeɪ tər //UK // (ˈdɛsɪˌkeɪtə) //

干燥器,干燥剂,干燥机,干燥箱

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : an apparatus for drying fruit, milk, etc.
    • : Chemistry. an apparatus for absorbing the moisture present in a chemical substance.an airtight, usually glass container containing calcium chloride or some other drying agent for absorbing the moisture of another substance placed in the container.

Examples

  • The combined ether extracts were evaporated in a desiccator without heat.

  • The ester solution was then put in a vacuum desiccator over sulphuric acid and the alcohol evaporated.

  • The ether, on evaporation, left the ester which was crystallized from water and dried in a desiccator over sulphuric acid.

  • The residue was a tar which, on standing in a desiccator for some time, became dry enough to break into sticky lumps.

  • They were kept a day or two in a desiccator over sulphuric acid, but did not become completely dry.