bell glass

British  

noun

1. another name for bell jar

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bell glass

There were old jam-pots, brass door-knobs, squares of india-rubber, an electric bell, glass rods, cotton reels, and thin wires which ran up to the roof out of sight.

From Old Junk by S. K. (Samuel Kerkham) Ratcliffe

Reverse the tubes from the tubulures so that they meet, out of harm's way, over the top of the bell glass; again see that all joints are tight and transfer the apparatus to the incubator.

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

I contrived this method of preserving them by placing a dish of water below, within the covering bell glass, by means of which the dampness of the air prevented evaporation of the bubble.

From James Nasmyth: Engineer; an autobiography by Samuel Smiles

Remove a drop of the broth from the second dilution tube with a large platinum loop; raise the bell glass and deposit the drop on the centre of the cover-slip.

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

As they came down they neared a grave, where some pious friend or relative had laid a wreath of immortelles, and put a bell glass over it, as is the custom.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XXII (of 25) Juvenilia and Other Papers by Robert Louis Stevenson

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