bubbler

[ buhb-ler ]
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noun
  1. a drinking fountain that spouts water.

  2. Chemistry. any device for bubbling gas through a liquid.

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Origin of bubbler

1
First recorded in 1710–20; bubble + -er1

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British Dictionary definitions for bubbler

bubbler

/ (ˈbʌblə) /


noun
  1. a drinking fountain in which the water is forced in a stream from a small vertical nozzle

  2. chem any device for bubbling gas through a liquid

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