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Soxhlet extractor

/ˈsɒkslət ɪkˌstɹæktə/

Soxhlet extractor noun: a piece of laboratory apparatus consisting of a glass reservoir that sits over a lower flask (containing a boiling solvent) and under a condenser; a sample contained in a paper thimble is placed in the reservoir and soluble materials are continually extracted by the warm solvent and transferred to the lower flask via a siphon.

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Noun

Soxhlet extractor (plural Soxhlet extractors)

  1. A piece of laboratory apparatus consisting of a glass reservoir that sits over a lower flask (containing a boiling solvent) and under a condenser; a sample contained in a paper thimble is placed in the reservoir and soluble materials are continually extracted by the warm solvent and transferred to the lower flask via a siphon.
    • Amid a gleaming clutter of burners and spectroscopes, funnels and flasks, centrifugal and Soxhlet extractors […], serious girls with their hair in snoods entered numbers into log books2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage, published 2007, page 264

Soxhlet extractor meaning in Tamil

Soxhlet extractor in Tamil

சேக்ஸ்லெட் பிரித்தெடுப்பி

Forms of Soxhlet extractor

pluralSoxhlet extractors

Origin of Soxhlet extractor

Invented in 1879 by Franz von Soxhlet.

Questions about Soxhlet extractor

What does Soxhlet extractor mean?
Soxhlet extractor means a piece of laboratory apparatus consisting of a glass reservoir that sits over a lower flask (containing a boiling solvent) and under a condenser; a sample contained in a paper thimble is placed in the reservoir and soluble materials are continually extracted by the warm solvent and transferred to the lower flask via a siphon.
What is Soxhlet extractor in Tamil?
Soxhlet extractor in Tamil is சேக்ஸ்லெட் பிரித்தெடுப்பி. See Soxhlet extractor meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is Soxhlet extractor?
Soxhlet extractor is a noun.
How do you pronounce Soxhlet extractor?
Soxhlet extractor is pronounced /ˈsɒkslət ɪkˌstɹæktə/.
What is the plural of Soxhlet extractor?
The plural of Soxhlet extractor is Soxhlet extractors.

Words near Soxhlet extractor in the dictionary

  1. Soxhlet
  2. Soxhlet apparatus
  3. Soxhlet apparatuses
  4. Soxhlet extraction
  5. Soxhlet extractions
  6. Soxhlet extractor
  7. Soxhlet extractors
  8. Soxhlets
  9. soy
  10. soy banter
  11. soy bean

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