Erlenmeyer flask
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Erlenmeyer flask
1885–90; named after E. Erlenmeyer (died 1909), German chemist
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The only container readily available is a 150-mL Erlenmeyer flask.
From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019
Because scientists learn more in graduate school than how to peer into microscopes and pour chemicals ever so carefully from one Erlenmeyer flask to another.
From Slate ● Aug. 31, 2012
I hand Epsilon-5 an Erlenmeyer flask, and he hurries to the opposite side of the bench like we’re reading each other’s minds.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
Total Acidity—Tentative Treat 10 grams of the sample, prepared as directed under 4, with 75 cc. of 80-percent alcohol by volume in an Erlenmeyer flask, stopper, and allow to stand 16 hours, shaking occasionally.
From All About Coffee by William H. (William Harrison) Ukers
Determination—Weigh 1 to 15 g. of the prepared sample into an Erlenmeyer flask, using the smaller quantity in the case of dark-colored, high acid fats.
From Soap-Making Manual A Practical Handbook on the Raw Materials, Their Manipulation, Analysis and Control in the Modern Soap Plant. by E. G. Thomssen
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