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bunsen's burner

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bun-sen's burn-er
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

a kind of burner, invented by Professor Bunsen of Heidelberg , consisting of a straight tube, four or five inches in length, having small holes for the entrance of air at the bottom. Illuminating gas being also admitted at the bottom, a mixture of gas and air is formed which burns at the top with a feebly luminous but intensely hot flame.

Questions

What does bunsen's burner mean?
a kind of burner, invented by Professor Bunsen of Heidelberg , consisting of a straight tube, four or five inches in length, having small holes for the entrance of air at the bottom. Illuminating gas being also admitted at the bottom, a mixture of gas and air is formed which burns at the top with a feebly luminous but intensely hot flame.

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