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Niskin bottle

American  
[nis-kin bah-tuhl] / ˈnɪs kɪn ˈbɑ təl /

noun

  • Niskin bottles
    plural
  1. Oceanography. a plastic tube with a removable cap at each end used to collect samples of ocean water at a desired depth.


Niskin bottle Scientific  
/ nĭs′kĭn /
  1. See under Nansen bottle


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