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BUNSEN BURNER

\bˈʌnsən bˈɜːnə], \bˈʌnsən bˈɜːnə], \b_ˈʌ_n_s_ə_n b_ˈɜː_n_ə]\

Definitions of BUNSEN BURNER

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1920 - A practical medical dictionary.

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a gas burner used in laboratories; has an air valve to regulate the mixture of gas and air

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

a gas burner used in laboratories; has an air valve to regulate the mixture of gas and air

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

A tube a few inches in length, with small air holes at the bottom, forming a mixture of air and gas which burns with a blue flame that gives intense heat.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

A gas burner supplied with lateral openings admitting so much air that the carbon is completely burned giving a very hot but only slightly luminous flame.

1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop

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