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Drying agent   /drˈaɪɪŋ ˈeɪdʒənt/   Listen
Drying agent

noun
1.
A substance that promotes drying (e.g., calcium oxide absorbs water and is used to remove moisture).  Synonyms: desiccant, drier, siccative.






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... shown examples of weight gas voltameters. These are tubes light enough to be weighed when charged. Each contains a decomposition cell T, with its platinum electrodes, and charged with dilute sulphuric acid, while t is calcium chloride or other drying agent to collect any water carried off as vapor or as spray by the escaping gases; c are corks placed in position when the weighing is being executed, so as to prevent the calcium chloride from ...
— The Standard Electrical Dictionary - A Popular Dictionary of Words and Terms Used in the Practice - of Electrical Engineering • T. O'Conor Slone



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