dehydrator
nounUK /diːhaɪdˈɹeɪtə(ɹ)/
Etymology From dehydrate + -or.
1
Chemistry, Natural sciences, Physical sciences A drying agent.
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.2025 July 7, Victoria Kim, Livia Albeck-Ripka, “Erin Patterson Is Found Guilty of Murder in Australia Mushroom Poisoning Case”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 07 Jul 2025: