Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

erlenmeyer flask

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.61 in modern English

Syllables: er-len-mey-er flask
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Example Sentences

"An assistant arrived with a wheeled cart bearing coffee in an Erlenmeyer flask, cups, and a plate of strange muffins."

Etymology

Named after German chemist Emil Erlenmeyer, who invented it in 1861.

Inflected Forms

Erlenmeyer flasks (plural)

Synonyms

conical flask erlenmeyer

Questions

What does erlenmeyer flask mean?: A glass laboratory flask of a conical profile with a narrow tubular neck and a flat bottom, used to manipulate solutions or carry out titrations.
Where does erlenmeyer flask come from?: Named after German chemist Emil Erlenmeyer, who invented it in 1861.

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