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battery jar

American  

noun

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


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The material is a heavy hard rubber stock which will be no more affected by acid or by electrical conditions in the cell than the hard rubber battery jar itself.

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 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.

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 Otto A. Witte

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