Florence flask

noun

A glass flask with a round body used in a laboratory for holding chemical liquids and solutions. Normally with a round bottom for uniform heating, but may have a flattened base to stand on a flat surface without support.

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boiling flask
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Meanings

nounFlorence flask (plural Florence flasks)

plural Florence flasks

  1. chemistryA glass flask with a round body used in a laboratory for holding chemical liquids and solutions. Normally with a round bottom for uniform heating, but may have a flattened base to stand on a flat surface without support.

    Synonyms: boiling flask

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA glass flask with a round body used in a laboratory for holding chemical liquids and solutions. Normally with a round bottom for uniform heating, but may have a flattened base to stand on a flat surface without support.

Similar
boiling flask

Origin

From a resemblance to wine bottles once used in the area around Florence in Italy.

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Translations

Finnish pyörökolvi, keittopullo
  • pyörökolviround laboratory flask
  • keittopulloround laboratory flask
Polish kolba płaskodenna
  • kolba płaskodennaround laboratory flask
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APA

Florence flask. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Florence%20flask

MLA

“Florence flask.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Florence%20flask. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Florence flask,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Florence%20flask.

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