vacuum flask
English
Noun
vacuum flask (plural vacuum flasks)
- (chemistry) A Dewar vessel, a scientific instrument used to store liquified gases.
- (chemistry) A type of glass flask used in a laboratory similar to an Erlenmeyer flask, but with a side spout used for connection to an aspirator.
- Synonym of thermos.
Synonyms
- (laboratory flask with spout): Büchner flask
- Dewar flask
- Dewar vessel
- vacuum bottle
Translations
a bottle, flask or similar vessel having a vacuum between its inner and outer silvered walls — see thermos
chemistry: Dewar vessel — see dewar
chemistry: Filter flask — see Büchner flask
Further reading
- Vacuum flask on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Dewar flask on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Büchner flask on Wikipedia.Wikipedia