separating funnel
Britishnoun
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When sufficiently cool, the soap solution is transferred to a separating funnel, 50 c.c. of ether added, the whole well shaken, and allowed to rest.
From The Handbook of Soap Manufacture by Simmons, W. H.
The whole is then poured into a separating funnel, when separation immediately takes place.
From The Handbook of Soap Manufacture by Simmons, W. H.
If it appears to be decidedly alkaline, it should be poured into a separating funnel, and shaken with a little distilled water.
From Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise by Sanford, P. Gerald (Percy Gerald)
A weighed quantity of the glycerine is shaken up with some neutral ether in a separating funnel, the glycerine allowed to settle, drawn off, and the ether washed with three separate lots of water.
From Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise by Sanford, P. Gerald (Percy Gerald)
The bisulphide solution is decanted, or poured into a separating funnel and separated from the nitro-glycerine.
From Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise by Sanford, P. Gerald (Percy Gerald)
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