noun one who, or that which, desiccates.
2. desiccator ·add. ·noun one that desiccates.
3. desiccator ·add. ·noun a machine or apparatus for drying fruit, milk, ·etc., usually by the aid of heat; an evaporator.
4. desiccator ·add. ·noun a short glass jar fitted with an air-tight cover, and containing some desiccating agent, as calcium chloride, above which is placed the material to be dried or preserved from moisture.
5. desiccator ·noun a short glass jar fitted with an air-tight cover, and containing some desiccating agent, as sulphuric acid or calcium chloride, above which is suspended the material to be dried, or preserved from moisture.