What is another word for beaker?

Pronunciation: [bˈiːkə] (IPA)

Beaker, also known as a measuring cup or laboratory flask is a common tool used by chemists for measuring, mixing and heating liquids. However, there are other synonyms for the word "beaker" such as a test tube, a flask or a graduated cylinder. Test tubes are long and thin, usually made of glass or plastic, and are used for experiments that require small amounts of liquid. A flask is a container with a flat bottom and a narrow neck, used for holding or measuring chemical liquids. Graduated cylinders are used to measure the volume of liquids accurately. Regardless of the term used, each tool has a specific function in the laboratory and is integral to experimental procedures.

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Usage examples for Beaker

A tin beaker of boiling coffee soon brought back the warmth to his body, and when he had my pipe between his teeth he began to talk.
"Tales from the Veld"
Ernest Glanville
The only species illustrated here has a comparatively long stalk, and the cap is deep cup-shaped, almost like a beaker.
"Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc."
George Francis Atkinson
He critically picked up a beaker or two, sniffed their contents, and squinted at a rack of test tubes.
"I Walked in Arden"
Jack Crawford

Famous quotes with Beaker

  • Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever.
    Aristophanes
  • Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever.
    Aristophanes
  • Fill every beaker up, my men, pour forth the cheering wine: There’s life and strength in every drop,—thanksgiving to the vine!
    Albert Gorton Greene
  • Since we have quaffed the beaker of Thy love, we yield our hearts and make our Lives Thy ransom: since we come again into Thy street, we turn our backs on all that is, save Thee.
    Fakhruddin 'Iraqi

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