Meanings
plural Gooch crucibles
- A filtration device for laboratory use, convenient for collecting a precipitate directly within the vessel in which it is to be dried, possibly ashed, and weighed in gravimetric analysis.
Synonyms: Gooch filter
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA filtration device for laboratory use, convenient for collecting a precipitate directly within the vessel in which it is to be dried, possibly ashed, and weighed in gravimetric analysis.
Origin
Named after Frank Austen Gooch.
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Gooch crucible. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gooch%20crucible
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