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It means something that is drying. In chemistry, desiccant refers to something that is used for a drying agent, like the silica gel you find in packets new shoes or handbags when you buy them new.

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One method would be to weigh a desiccant and then expose it to your known target volume to allow it to dry the material. Then re-weigh the desiccant. If your'e looking at a low % of water vapour, you should attempt to minimise the 'tare weight' of your desiccant. Crumbled calcium sulphate is a safe desiccant - just dry it out well beforehand.