Erlenmeyer Flask Definition

ûrlən-mīər, âr-
noun
A conical laboratory flask with a flat bottom and a short, straight neck.
Webster's New World

(chemistry) A glass laboratory flask of a conical profile with a narrow tubular neck and a flat bottom, used to manipulate solutions, or to carry out titrations.

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Other Word Forms of Erlenmeyer Flask

Noun

Singular:
Erlenmeyer flask
Plural:
erlenmeyer-flasks

Origin of Erlenmeyer Flask

  • After Richard August Carl Emil Erlenmeyer (1825–1909), German chemist

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Named after the inventor, German chemist Richard Erlenmeyer, who created it in 1861.

    From Wiktionary

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