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soxhlet extractor

/ˈsɒkslət ɪkˌstɹæktə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.02 in modern English

Syllables
soxh-let ex-trac-tor
IPA
/ˈsɒkslət ɪkˌstɹæktə/
35
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A piece of laboratory apparatus consisting of a glass reservoir that sits over a lower flask (containing a boiling solvent) and under a condenser; a sample contained in a paper thimble is placed in the reservoir and soluble materials are continually extracted by the warm solvent and transferred to the lower flask via a siphon.

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Etymology

Invented in 1879 by Franz von Soxhlet.

Inflected Forms

Soxhlet extractors (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce soxhlet extractor?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɒkslət ɪkˌstɹæktə/.
What does soxhlet extractor mean?
A piece of laboratory apparatus consisting of a glass reservoir that sits over a lower flask (containing a boiling solvent) and under a condenser; a sample contained in a paper thimble is placed in the reservoir and soluble materials are continually extracted by the warm solvent and transferred to the lower flask via a siphon.
Where does soxhlet extractor come from?
Invented in 1879 by Franz von Soxhlet.

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