Meanings
nounBüchner funnel (plural Büchner funnels)
plural Büchner funnels
- chemistryA piece of laboratory equipment used for filtration; it is a ceramic funnel with a flat base on which the filter paper is laid flat; normally used with a vacuum pump.
Origin
Named after the inventor, the industrial chemist Ernst Büchner.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Danish büchnertragt
- büchnertragta piece of laboratory equipment used in filtration
Finnish büchnersuppilo
- büchnersuppiloa piece of laboratory equipment used in filtration
Greek χωνί Büchner (choní Büchner)
- χωνί Büchner (choní Büchner)a piece of laboratory equipment used in filtration
Japanese ブフナー漏斗
- ブフナー漏斗 (bufunā rōto)a piece of laboratory equipment used in filtration
Polish lejek Büchnera
- lejek Büchneraa piece of laboratory equipment used in filtration
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APA
Büchner funnel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/B%C3%BCchner%20funnel
MLA
“Büchner funnel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/B%C3%BCchner%20funnel. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Büchner funnel,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/B%C3%BCchner%20funnel.
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