Florence flask
English
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Diagram of a Florence flask
Etymology
Florence + flask, from a resemblance to wine bottles once used in the area around Florence in Italy
Noun
Florence flask (plural Florence flasks)
- (chemistry) A glass flask with a round body used in a laboratory for holding chemical liquids and solutions. Normally with a round bottom for uniform heating, but may have a flattened base to stand on a flat surface without support.
Synonyms
- boiling flask
Translations
round laboratory flask
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See also
- Erlenmeyer flask
- jordan
- round-bottomed flask
- volumetric flask