matrass
or mat·trass
a rounded, long-necked glass container, formerly used for distilling and dissolving substances.
Origin of matrass
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How to use matrass in a sentence
The powder adhering to the matrass should be washed out and thrown on the filter by the help of a little water.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines | Andrew UreThe matrass is then dexterously removed, without letting its water overflow the crucible.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines | Andrew UreThis is made to boil for about 10 minutes, and is then poured off, when the matrass is filled up with distilled water to the brim.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines | Andrew UreThe whole are put into a matrass, and exposed to the sun for two months during the hottest season of the year.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines | Andrew UreThe process being terminated, the matrass will contain about 43 fl.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II | Arnold Cooley
British Dictionary definitions for matrass
mattrass
/ (ˈmætrəs) /
chem obsolete a long-necked glass flask, used for distilling, dissolving substances, etc
Origin of matrass
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