Florence flask

American  

noun

1. a round bottle having a flat bottom and long neck, for use in laboratories.

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Florence flask British  

noun

1. a round flat-bottomed glass flask with a long neck, used in chemical experiments

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Etymology

Origin of Florence flask

First recorded in 1735–45

Example Sentences

Oct. 9th.—I put into a Florence flask as much of this water as filled it up to the neck within 5 inches of the top. 

From The Annals of Willenhall by Hackwood, Frederick William

Put half a drachm of solid phosphorus into a large pint Florence flask; holding it slanting, that the phosphorus may not break the glass.

From Endless Amusement A Collection of Nearly 400 Entertaining Experiments by Unknown

At my left was a sizable piece of apparatus that was strange to me; on a small enameled table beside it was a rather large sheet of paper, weighted down with a cracked Florence flask.

From The Infra-Medians by Wright, Sewell Peaslee

Boil it for half an hour in a Florence flask, or in a tin sauce-pan; let it stand to subside, and filter it through paper.

From Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Darwin, Erasmus

As relates to outline, this hydatid bears no small resemblance to a Florence flask.

From A Treatise on Sheep: The Best Means for their Improvement, General Management, and the Treatment of their Diseases. by Blacklock, Ambrose