Gooch crucible

noun

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.

Meanings

nounGooch crucible (plural Gooch crucibles)

plural Gooch crucibles

  1. 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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