Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thistle tube

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.21 in modern English

Syllables: thistle -tube
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An item of glass laboratory equipment like a funnel consisting of a long, fine tube and a bulbous reservoir at the top. Used for introducing liquids, with care, into a solution.

Etymology

From its resemblance in shape to a thistle.

Inflected Forms

thistle tubes (plural)

Questions

What does thistle tube mean?: An item of glass laboratory equipment like a funnel consisting of a long, fine tube and a bulbous reservoir at the top. Used for introducing liquids, with care, into a solution.
Where does thistle tube come from?: From its resemblance in shape to a thistle.

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