Now updated for CSW19. New words, if any, and new inflections of existing words, are shown in red.
alembic | (Arabic) an ancient distilling apparatus. |
alembication | processing with an alembic. |
bolthead | a straight-necked distillation vessel or flask. |
bunsen | a type of burner. |
buret | (Fr.) an apparatus for delivering measured quantities of liquid. |
burette | (Fr.) an apparatus for delivering measured quantities of liquid or for measuring the quantity of liquid or gas received or discharged. |
carb | (Short for) a carburettor. |
carbureter | an apparatus for charging a gas with carbon compounds. |
carburetor | an apparatus for charging a gas with carbon compounds. |
carburetter | an apparatus for charging a gas with carbon compounds. |
carburettor | an apparatus for charging a gas with carbon compounds. |
carby | (Aust.) short for carburettor. |
commutator | a thing which commutes; spec. a device for commutating an electric current. |
corkborer | an instrument for boring holes in cork to receive glass tubes used in chemistry. |
crucible | a heat-resistant vessel. |
cucurbit | a chemical vessel used in a still or alembic. |
cucurbital | of or like a cucurbit. |
elutor | a vessel used for elution. |
etna | a vessel for heating liquids. |
exsiccator | a drying agent or apparatus. |
gasifier | a device for gasifying, converting into gas. |
limbec | (Spenser) an ancient distilling apparatus. |
limbeck | (Spenser) an ancient distilling apparatus. |
matrass | a long-necked round-bodied chemical flask, used for distilling. |
mattrass | a long-necked round-bodied chemical flask, used for distilling. |
micropipet | a very fine pipet. |
micropipette | a very fine pipette. |
pipet | a tube for transferring and measuring fluids. |
pipette | a tube for transferring and measuring fluids; (verb) to transfer, measure, draw off or out, (a liquid or gas) with a pipette. |
ringstand | a stand for chemical vessels, with rings clamped to a vertical rod. |
steeper | a vessel for steeping in. |
triturator | an apparatus for triturating. |
vitro | relating to a test tube, as in in vitro. |
watchglass | a small dish used for holding small amounts of a solution. |