Meanings
noundehydrator (plural dehydrators)
plural dehydrators · alternative dehydrater
- chemistryA drying agent.
- 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
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*de
- Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
- Proto-Italic*dē
- Latindē
- Latindē-
- Englishde-
- Proto-Indo-European*wed-
- Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
- Proto-Hellenic*údōr
- Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
- Ancient Greekὑδρο- (hudro-)
- Frenchhydr-
- Frenchhydrate
- Englishhydrate
- Englishdehydrate
- Englishdehydrator
Translations
Polish środek osuszający, dehydrator
- środek osuszającydrying agent
- dehydratordevice
Cite this entry
APA
dehydrator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dehydrator
MLA
“dehydrator.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dehydrator. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dehydrator,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dehydrator.
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