Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Desiccator \Des"ic*ca`tor\, n.
   One that desiccates; specif.:
   (a) (Chem., etc.) 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.
   (b) A machine or apparatus for drying fruit, milk, etc.,
       usually by the aid of heat; an evaporator.

Desiccator \Des"ic*ca`tor\, n.
   1. One who, or that which, desiccates.

   2. (Chem.) 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.