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matrass

American  
[ma-truhs] / ˈmæ trəs /
Or mattrass

noun

Chemistry.
  1. a rounded, long-necked glass container, formerly used for distilling and dissolving substances.


matrass British  
/ ˈmætrəs /

noun

  1. obsolete chem a long-necked glass flask, used for distilling, dissolving substances, etc

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of matrass

1595–1605; < French matras, perhaps < Arabic maṭarah leather bottle < Greek metrētḗs a liquid measure

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The most simple distilling vessel is a species of bottle or matrass, A, Pl.

From Elements of Chemistry, In a New Systematic Order, Containing all the Modern Discoveries by Lavoisier, Antoine

The matrass or bed is 4 by 6 feet, without an intervening bar.

From Scientific American magazine Vol 2. No. 3 Oct 10 1846 The Advocate of Industry and Journal of Scientific, Mechanical and Other Improvements by Porter, Rufus

It consists of a large matrass, A, Pl.

From Elements of Chemistry, In a New Systematic Order, Containing all the Modern Discoveries by Lavoisier, Antoine

In chemical laboratories, this process is usually carried on in a matrass A, Pl.

From Elements of Chemistry, In a New Systematic Order, Containing all the Modern Discoveries by Lavoisier, Antoine

A long, straightnecked, glass vessel for chemical distillations; Ð called also a matrass or receiver.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah

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