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Desiccator

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des·ic·cate  (ds-kt)
v. des·ic·cat·ed, des·ic·cat·ing, des·ic·cates
v.tr.
1. To dry out thoroughly.
2. To preserve (foods) by removing the moisture. See Synonyms at dry.
3. To make dry, dull, or lifeless.
v.intr.
To become dry; dry out.
adj. also (-kt)
Lacking spirit or animation; arid: "There was only the sun-bruised and desiccate feeling in his mind" (J.R. Salamanca).
[Latin dsiccre, dsicct- : d-, de- + siccre, to dry up (from siccus, dry).]
desic·cation n.
desic·cative adj.
desic·cator n.


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The method that takes the least amount of time and equipment and still gives a crisp chip is using a very hot (475 degrees or higher) oven or a desiccator (a drying oven).
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