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dropping bottle

American

noun

a bottle with correlated lengthwise grooves in the neck and in the stopper, permitting a controlled flow of the liquid contents in the form of drops.

Etymology

Origin of dropping bottle

First recorded in 1820–30

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dropping bottle

The dropping bottle, is the most useful apparatus for the purpose of getting small quantities of fluid.

From A System of Instruction in the Practical Use of the Blowpipe Being A Graduated Course Of Analysis For The Use Of Students And All Those Engaged In The Examination Of Metallic Combinations by Anonymous

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