beehive shelf

noun

A round piece of laboratory equipment used mostly in school demonstrations to support a gas jar whilst a gas is being collected over water.

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Meanings

nounbeehive shelf (plural beehive shelves)

plural beehive shelves

  1. chemistryA round piece of laboratory equipment used mostly in school demonstrations to support a gas jar whilst a gas is being collected over water.

Origin

The squat circular shape resembles early beehives called skeps.

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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