English Explanatory Dictionary

beehive shelf

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

beehive shelf beehive shelves

Etymology

The squat circular shape resembles early beehives called skeps.

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