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Nansen bottle

Nansen bottle noun: a metal or plastic cylinder that can be closed remotely in order to sample water at depth.

Noun

Nansen bottle (plural Nansen bottles)

  1. A metal or plastic cylinder that can be closed remotely in order to sample water at depth.

Nansen bottle meaning in Tamil

Nansen bottle in Tamil

நான்சன் குடுவை

Forms of Nansen bottle

pluralNansen bottles

Origin of Nansen bottle

Named after Norwegian explorer Fridtjof Nansen, who invented it in 1894.

Questions about Nansen bottle

What does Nansen bottle mean?
Nansen bottle means a metal or plastic cylinder that can be closed remotely in order to sample water at depth.
What is Nansen bottle in Tamil?
Nansen bottle in Tamil is நான்சன் குடுவை. See Nansen bottle meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is Nansen bottle?
Nansen bottle is a noun.
What is the plural of Nansen bottle?
The plural of Nansen bottle is Nansen bottles.

Words near Nansen bottle in the dictionary

  1. nans
  2. Nansana
  3. Nansemond
  4. Nansemonds
  5. Nansen
  6. Nansen bottle
  7. Nansen bottles
  8. Nansen passport
  9. Nansen passports
  10. Nansha
  11. Nanshan

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