Meanings
nounBüchner flask (plural Büchner flasks)
plural Büchner flasks
- chemistryA type of glass flask used in a laboratory similar to an Erlenmeyer flask, but with a side spout used for connection to an aspirator.
Synonyms: Kitassato flask
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA type of glass flask used in a laboratory similar to an Erlenmeyer flask, but with a side spout used for connection to an aspirator.
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Named after the industrial chemist Ernst Büchner.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Danish sugekolbe
- sugekolbea laboratory flask
Finnish imupullo
- imupulloa laboratory flask
Greek φιάλη διηθήσεως
- φιάλη διηθήσεως (fiáli diithíseos)a laboratory flask
Hungarian szívópalack, Büchner-palack
- szívópalacka laboratory flask
- Büchner-palacka laboratory flask
Japanese 吸引ビン
- 吸引ビン (kyūin bin)a laboratory flask
Polish kolba Büchnera
- kolba Büchneraa laboratory flask
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