English Explanatory Dictionary

Florence flask

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A glass flask with a round body used in a laboratory for holding chemical liquids and solutions. Normally with a round bottom for uniform heating, but may have a flattened base to stand on a flat surface without support.

Word forms

Florence flask Florence flasks

Etymology

Florence + flask, from a resemblance to wine bottles once used in the area around Florence in Italy

Synonyms

boiling flask

Related words

Erlenmeyer flask jordan round-bottomed flask volumetric flask
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