stir bar

noun

A short magnetic bar with a covering of, usually, Teflon; used with a magnetic stirrer in laboratory work to stir a chemical solution.

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Meanings

nounstir bar (plural stir bars)

plural stir bars

  1. chemistryA short magnetic bar with a covering of, usually, Teflon; used with a magnetic stirrer in laboratory work to stir a chemical solution.

Translations

Esperanto agitilo
  • agitilolaboratory device
Polish mieszadełko
  • mieszadełkolaboratory device
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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