exsiccator
(ˈɛksɪkeɪtə(r))
[agent-n. f. L. exsiccāre: see exsiccate.]
(See quots.)
| 1873 Watts Fownes' Chem. 47 Such an apparatus..is called an Exsiccator. 1882 ― Dict. Chem., Exsiccator, a drying apparatus, consisting of an enclosed space containing substances which rapidly absorb moisture, such as oil of vitriol, dry chloride of calcium, etc. |