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noun
A piece of laboratory glassware used to generate demonstration amounts of hydrogen sulfide and other gases, by the controlled reaction of a liquid with a solid.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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Synonyms: Kipp generator
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a laboratory apparatus for producing a gas (usually hydrogen sulfide) by the action of a liquid on a solid without heating
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: apparatus, setup
History
From the surname of Petrus Jacobus Kipp, a 19th century Dutch chemist and instrument maker who invented this apparatus.
