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Erlenmeyer flask

Erlenmeyer flask noun: a glass laboratory flask of a conical profile with a narrow tubular neck and a flat bottom, used to manipulate solutions or carry out titrations.

erlenmeyer flask: a glass laboratory flask of a conical profile with a narrow tubular neck and a flat bottom, used to...
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Noun

Erlenmeyer flask (plural Erlenmeyer flasks)

  1. A glass laboratory flask of a conical profile with a narrow tubular neck and a flat bottom, used to manipulate solutions or carry out titrations.
    • An assistant arrived with a wheeled cart bearing coffee in an Erlenmeyer flask, cups, and a plate of strange muffins.2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage, published 2007, page 265

Erlenmeyer flask meaning in Tamil, Malay and Indonesian

Erlenmeyer flask in Tamil

எர்லென்மேயர் குடுவை

Erlenmeyer flask in Malay

conical laboratory flask
kelalang kon

Erlenmeyer flask in Indonesian

conical laboratory flask
labu Erlenmeyer

Synonyms of Erlenmeyer flask

Forms of Erlenmeyer flask

pluralErlenmeyer flasks

Origin of Erlenmeyer flask

Named after German chemist Emil Erlenmeyer, who invented it in 1861.

Questions about Erlenmeyer flask

What does Erlenmeyer flask mean?
Erlenmeyer flask means a glass laboratory flask of a conical profile with a narrow tubular neck and a flat bottom, used to manipulate solutions or carry out titrations.
What is Erlenmeyer flask in Tamil?
Erlenmeyer flask in Tamil is எர்லென்மேயர் குடுவை. See Erlenmeyer flask meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is Erlenmeyer flask?
Erlenmeyer flask is a noun.
What is the plural of Erlenmeyer flask?
The plural of Erlenmeyer flask is Erlenmeyer flasks.

Words near Erlenmeyer flask in the dictionary

  1. Erlbaum
  2. Erle
  3. Erlen
  4. Erlenbach im Simmental
  5. erlenmeyer
  6. Erlenmeyer flask
  7. Erlenmeyer flasks
  8. erlenmeyers
  9. Erler
  10. Erlers
  11. Erlewine

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