ˈdesə̇ˌkād.ə(r), -sēˌ-, -ātə- noun
( -s )
1. : a container (as a glass jar) fitted with an airtight cover and containing at the bottom some desiccating agent (as calcium chloride)
when a substance to be dried would be decomposed by high temperature it is dried in a desiccator
2. : a machine or apparatus for desiccating fruit, milk, or other food usually by the aid of heat and sometimes in a vacuum