Dryer (or drier) may refer to:
Drying equipment
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Hair dryer
A hair dryer, hairdryer or blow dryer is an electromechanical device that blows ambient or hot air over damp hair to speed the evaporation of water to dry the hair. Blow dryers enable better control over the shape and style of hair, by accelerat ...
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Hand dryer
A hand dryer is an electric machine which might make use of a heating element and an air blower to dry the hands after hand washing. It is commonly used in public toilets as a cost-effective alternative to paper towels.
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Clothes dryer
A clothes dryer, also known as tumble dryer or simply dryer, is a powered household appliance that is used to remove moisture from a load of clothing, bedding and other textiles, usually shortly after they are washed in a washing machine.
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, also known as a tumble-dryer
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Belt dryer A belt dryer (belt drier) a kind of industrial dryer, is an apparatus which is used for continuous drying and cooling of woodchip, pellets, pastes, moulded compounds and panels using air, inert gas, or flue gas.
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Desiccant
A desiccant is a hygroscopic substance that is used to induce or sustain a state of dryness (desiccation) in its vicinity; it is the opposite of a humectant. Commonly encountered pre-packaged desiccants are solids that absorb water. Desiccant ...
, a substance that absorbs or adsorbs water
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Grain dryer
Grain drying is process of drying grain to prevent spoilage during storage. The grain drying described in this article is that which uses fuel- or electric-powered processes supplementary to natural ones, including swathing/windrowing for drying ...
, for storage grain bins
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Oil drying agent An oil drying agent, also known as siccative, is a coordination compound that accelerates ( catalyzes) the hardening of drying oils, often as they are used in oil-based paints. This so-called "drying" (actually a chemical reaction that produces an ...
, an additive which accelerates the film formation of a drying oil
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Dryer (surname)
Dryer is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*Fred Dryer, American pro football player and actor
* Ivan Dryer, Designer of laser light shows
* Moosie Drier, American actor
*Sally Dryer, American voice actress from the 1960s
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Dryer (band)
Dryer is an American rock 'n' roll band from Saratoga Springs, New York. Dryer formed in 1992, and the three members of the band: Bob Carlton (guitar, vocals), Joel Lilley (drums, vocals), and Rachael Sunday (bass, vocals) were active from 1993 ...
, a Saratoga Springs, NY based band
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Drying
Drying is a mass transfer process consisting of the removal of water or another solvent by evaporation from a solid, semi-solid or liquid. This process is often used as a final production step before selling or packaging products. To be considered ...
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Dreier (disambiguation) Dreier is German for "three-er" and may refer to:
* Dreier (coin)
The ''Dreipfenniggröschlein'', commonly called the ''Dreier'' or ''Dreyer'', was a coin initially minted in the Electorate of Saxony from the 16th century. The Saxon coins referr ...
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Dreyer
Dreyer is a common German surname originating from Grübe in Holstein Germany. Notable people with the surname include:
* Benjamin Dreyer (1958– ), American writer and copy editor
* Benedikt Dreyer (1495–1555), German sculptor, carver and pai ...
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