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Niskin bottle

American

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

noun

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 /

See under Nansen bottle

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noun

Niskin bottles

plural

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