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Encyclopedia > Dryer

A dryer or drier most commonly means:

There are also various industrial dryers for everything from wet paper to candy; see drying. An electric clothes dryer A clothes dryer or tumble dryer is a major household appliance that is used to remove the residual moisture from a load of clothing and other textiles, generally shortly after they are cleaned in a washing machine. ... A desiccant is a substance that adsorbs moisture from the air. ... A blank sheet of paper Paper is a commodity of thin material produced by the amalgamation of fibers, typically vegetable fibers composed of cellulose, which are subsequently held together by hydrogen bonding. ... A wide range of candies on display on a market in Barcelona, Spain. ... Drying is a mass transfer process resulting in the removal of water from an object. ...


People named Drier, or Dryer

Fred Dryer (born July 6, 1946 in Hawthorne, California) is an American actor and former American football player in the National Football League (NFL). ... Ivan Dryer is generally considered to be the father of the commercial laser light show industry. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Sally Dryer (a. ... Thomas Jefferson Dryer (1808-1879) born in 1808. ...

Family name Dreier

Dreier disambiguation page Dreier is a family name of German origin. ...


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Paper - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1871 words)
On the paper machine, the most common is the steam-heated can dryer.
These dryer cans heat to temperatures above 200ºF and are used in long sequences of more than 40 cans.
The heat produced by these can easily dry the paper to less than 6% moisture.
Cheese - The igourmet.com Encyclopedia of Cheese (4847 words)
It is dryer and harder than Dutch Edam and good on crackers and with red wine.
Edam is similar in flavor to Gouda, but slightly dryer in texture and less creamy.
Edam is traditionally shaped into 2 or 4 pound balls coated in red, yellow or fl wax.
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