Dehydrator

//diːhaɪdˈɹeɪtə(ɹ)// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A drying agent.
  2. 2
    A device that removes water from a material.

    "In the days following the lunch, Ms. Patterson discarded a dehydrator that she’d used to dry mushrooms, then lied to the police about having done so, according to testimony at trial."

Synonyms

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drier

Example

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"In the days following the lunch, Ms. Patterson discarded a dehydrator that she’d used to dry mushrooms, then lied to the police about having done so, according to testimony at trial."

Etymology

From dehydrate + -or.

Related phrases

drying agent

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