battery jar

American  

noun

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

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battery jar

“Billy, think of something we can make a big battery jar of!” he cried.

From The Young Railroaders Tales of Adventure and Ingenuity by Francis Lovell Coombs

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 Otto A. Witte

A battery jar or a small water-bath to hold the Erlenmeyer flask when packed round with ice.

From The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged. by J. W. H. (John William Henry) Eyre

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 Otto A. Witte

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

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