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florence flask

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.13 in modern English

Syllables
flo-rence flask
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Etymology

From a resemblance to wine bottles once used in the area around Florence in Italy.

Inflected Forms

Florence flasks (plural)

Phrases

Erlenmeyer flask Florentine flask round-bottomed flask volumetric flask

Frequently Paired Words

Erlenmeyer flask Florentine flask jordan round-bottomed flask volumetric flask

Synonyms

boiling flask

Questions

What does florence flask mean?
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.
Where does florence flask come from?
From a resemblance to wine bottles once used in the area around Florence in Italy.

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