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retort stand

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.89 in modern English

Syllables
re-tort -s-tand
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An item of laboratory equipment which consists of a metal pole with a solid, firm base, used to hold, or clamp, laboratory glassware and other equipment in place, so that they do not fall down or come apart.

Inflected Forms

retort stands (plural)

Synonyms

clamp stand ring stand

Questions

What does retort stand mean?
An item of laboratory equipment which consists of a metal pole with a solid, firm base, used to hold, or clamp, laboratory glassware and other equipment in place, so that they do not fall down or come apart.

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