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Bunsen burner

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Bunsen burner
n.
A small laboratory burner consisting of a vertical metal tube connected to a gas source and producing a very hot flame from a mixture of gas and air let in through adjustable holes at the base.
[After Robert Wilhelm Bunsen.]
Bunsen burner
Noun
a gas burner consisting of a metal tube with an adjustable air valve at the base [after R W Bunsen, chemist]
Bunsen burner
A small gas burner used in laboratories. It consists of a vertical metal tube connected to a gas fuel source, with adjustable holes at its base. These holes allow air to enter the tube and mix with the gas in order to make a very hot flame.
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Noun1.Bunsen burnerbunsen burner - a gas burner used in laboratories; has an air valve to regulate the mixture of gas and air
bunsen, etna
gas burner, gas jet - burner such that combustible gas issues from a nozzle to form a steady flame
Translations
Bunsen burner [ˈbʌnsn-] n → mechero Bunsen


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A double line of glass-stoppered bottles was drawn up upon the wall opposite the door, and the table was littered over with Bunsen burners, test-tubes, and retorts.
Sign of the Four by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context
A large curved retort was boiling furiously in the bluish flame of a Bunsen burner, and the distilled drops were condensing into a two-litre measure.
Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context
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