Meker burner

[ mek-er ]

/ ˈmɛk ər /

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noun Chemistry.

a gas burner similar to the Bunsen burner but producing a hotter flame by virtue of having at its mouth a metal screen to allow a more intimate mixture of air and gas.

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Origin of Meker burner

1955–60; named after George Meker, 20th-century chemist, its inventor

Words nearby Meker burner

Meistersinger, Meitner, meitnerium, Méjico, MEK, Meker burner, Mekhitarist, Mekka, Meknès, Mekong, Mekong Delta

How to use Meker burner in a sentence

Denzel Washington in Philadelphia: “There was something like that [with Philadelphia] where I was on the back-burner.”
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He is, however, obedient about not turning on the stove burner without permission.
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He testified that he immediately got to work with a set of “burner” phones bought on company expenses.
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“Growing up, my grandmother always had fideo going on her simple four-burner stove,” he said.
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And while his Town & Country photo shoot nearly broke the Internet, modeling is on the back burner: “Acting is my first priority.”
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I pointed through the woods to a bit of clearing made by a charcoal burner.
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Is he like Duclosse the mealman, or Lajeunesse the blacksmith, or Garotte the lime-burner-and the rest?
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The little hut of the lime-burner was beyond in a hollow, and behind that again was a lean-to, like a small shed or stable.
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The hall is lighted with gas, and the burner is placed between the two doors.
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At the high temperature of the triple burner, a semi-solid, red, greasy substance collected in and closed the condenser tube.
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