erlenmeyer flask

  • 1Erlenmeyer flask — Flask Flask, n. [AS. flasce, flaxe; akin to D. flesch, OHG. flasca, G. flasche, Icel. & Sw. flaska, Dan. flaske, OF. flasche, LL. flasca, flasco; of uncertain origin; cf. L. vasculum, dim. of vas a vessel, Gr. ?, ?, ?. Cf. {Flagon}, {Flasket}.] 1 …

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  • 2Erlenmeyer flask — [ʉr′lən mī΄ər, er′lən mī΄ər] n. [after Emil Erlenmeyer (1825 1909), Ger chemist] [also e f ] a conical laboratory flask with a flat bottom and a short, straight neck …

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  • 3Erlenmeyer flask — For the episode of The X Files, see The Erlenmeyer Flask. Erlenmeyer flask …

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  • 4Erlenmeyer flask — noun A glass laboratory flask of a conical profile with a narrow tubular neck and a flat bottom, used to manipulate solutions, or to carry out titrations. An assistant arrived with a wheeled cart bearing coffee in an Erlenmeyer flask, cups, and a …

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  • 5Erlenmeyer flask — kūginė kolba statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Plokščiadugnė kolba. atitikmenys: angl. conical flask; Erlenmeyer flask rus. колба Эрленмейера; конусообразная колба ryšiai: sinonimas – Erlenmejerio kolba …

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  • 6Erlenmeyer flask — Er·len·mey·er flask .ər lən .mī( ə)r , .er lən n a flat bottomed conical flask whose shape allows the contents to be swirled without danger of spilling Er·len·mey·er er lən .mī( ə)r, ər Richard August Carl Emil (1825 1909) German chemist.… …

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  • 7Erlenmeyer flask — Er′len•mey•er flask [[t]ˈɜr lənˌmaɪ ər, ˈɛr [/t]] n. chem. cer a conical flask with a wide base and narrow neck, used in laboratories for swirling liquids • Etymology: 1885–90; after E. Erlenmeyer (1825–1909), German chemist …

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  • 8Erlenmeyer flask — /ˈɜlənmaɪə ˌflask/ (say erluhnmuyuh .flahsk) noun a flat bottomed, conical flask with a narrow neck, widely used in chemical laboratories. {named after E Erlenmeyer, died 1909, German chemist} …

  • 9Erlenmeyer flask — noun Etymology: Emil Erlenmeyer Date: 1886 a flat bottomed conical laboratory flask …

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  • 10Erlenmeyer flask — /err leuhn muy euhr, er / a flask having a wide base, narrow neck, and conical form, convenient in laboratory experimentation for swirling liquids by hand. [1885 90; named after E. Erlenmeyer (d. 1909), German chemist] * * * …

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