Büchner funnel

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A piece of laboratory equipment used for filtration; it is a ceramic funnel with a flat base on which the filter paper is laid flat; normally used with a vacuum pump.

Word forms

Büchner funnel Büchner funnels

Etymology

Named after the inventor, the industrial chemist Ernst Büchner.

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