battery jar

American  

noun

1. a rather large cylindrical container of heavy glass with an open top, used in laboratories.

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Example Sentences

The same plan may be adopted with wide glass jars, like the ordinary battery jar.

From Butterflies Worth Knowing by Weed, Clarence M.

If it is not possible to secure either of these, a large glass jar, such as a battery jar or large fruit jar, will be found to answer quite well.

From Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study by Ontario. Ministry of Education

This sediment consists of active material or lead sulphate which has dropped from the positive plate and fallen to the bottom of the battery jar.

From The Automobile Storage Battery Its Care And Repair by Witte, Otto A.

Then pour the solution into the battery jar, until it is within 3 in. of the top.

From The Boy Mechanic: Volume 1 700 Things for Boys to Do by Popular Mechanics Co.

Then remove them from the press, take out the boards, and replace the plates in the battery jar from which they were removed, and cover with water.

From The Automobile Storage Battery Its Care And Repair by Witte, Otto A.