Erlenmeyer Flask Definition
ûrlən-mīər, âr-
noun
A conical laboratory flask with a flat bottom and a short, straight neck.
Webster's New World
(chemistry) A glass laboratory flask of a conical profile with a narrow tubular neck and a flat bottom, used to manipulate solutions, or to carry out titrations.
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Noun
Singular:
Erlenmeyer flask
Plural:
erlenmeyer-flasksOrigin of Erlenmeyer Flask
After Richard August Carl Emil Erlenmeyer (1825–1909), German chemist
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Named after the inventor, German chemist Richard Erlenmeyer, who created it in 1861.
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