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separating funnel

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noun

  1. chem a large funnel having a tap in its output tube, used to separate immiscible liquids

"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

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The whole is then poured into a separating funnel, when separation immediately takes place.

From The Handbook of Soap Manufacture by Simmons, W. H.

Decant the water, and wash the nitro-benzol two or three times in a separating funnel with water.

From Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise by Sanford, P. Gerald (Percy Gerald)

If it appears to be decidedly alkaline, it should be poured into a separating funnel, and shaken with a little distilled water.

From Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise by Sanford, P. Gerald (Percy Gerald)

When sufficiently cool, the soap solution is transferred to a separating funnel, 50 c.c. of ether added, the whole well shaken, and allowed to rest.

From The Handbook of Soap Manufacture by Simmons, W. H.

The bisulphide solution is decanted, or poured into a separating funnel and separated from the nitro-glycerine.

From Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise by Sanford, P. Gerald (Percy Gerald)

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