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thistle tube

thistle tube noun: an item of glass laboratory equipment like a funnel consisting of a long, fine tube and a bulbous reservoir at the top. Used for introducing liquids, with care, into a solution.

Noun

thistle tube (plural thistle tubes)

  1. An item of glass laboratory equipment like a funnel consisting of a long, fine tube and a bulbous reservoir at the top. Used for introducing liquids, with care, into a solution.

thistle tube meaning in Tagalog

thistle tube in Tagalog

a small laboratory gas burner
mikbansi

Forms of thistle tube

pluralthistle tubes

Origin of thistle tube

From its resemblance in shape to a thistle.

Questions about thistle tube

What does thistle tube mean?
Thistle tube means an item of glass laboratory equipment like a funnel consisting of a long, fine tube and a bulbous reservoir at the top. Used for introducing liquids, with care, into a solution.
What is thistle tube in Tagalog?
Thistle tube in Tagalog is mikbansi. See Thistle tube meaning in Tagalog.
What part of speech is thistle tube?
Thistle tube is a noun.
What is the plural of thistle tube?
The plural of thistle tube is thistle tubes.

Words near thistle tube in the dictionary

  1. thistle crown
  2. thistle crowns
  3. thistle funnel
  4. thistle funnels
  5. thistle sage
  6. thistle tube
  7. thistle tubes
  8. thistleball
  9. thistleballs
  10. thistled
  11. thistledown

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