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What is a desiccator?

What is a desiccator? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. A closed glass vessel containing a desiccant (such as silica gel) used in laboratories for drying materials or for keeping them dry.
  2. A machine for drying fruit, milk, etc., usually by the aid of heat; an evaporator.
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Unused material should be stored under an inert gas in a desiccator, or in a new, heat-sealed laminated foil pouch.
Strips of Whatmann No. 1 filter paper are dipped in this solution and can be stored dry in a desiccator.
Cool to constant weight in a desiccator and weigh to the nearest 0.0001 g or better.
Allow the dish to cool in the desiccator to the temperature of the balance room and weigh to the nearest 1 mg.
The supernatant was discarded and the pellets were dried in a desiccator over silica gel for 24 h and then extracted for the various assays.
Transfer the sample to a desiccator where it is cooled to room temperature for 30 minutes or more.

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