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noun
A water-cooled, double walled piece of laboratory glassware that is fitted on top of a vessel of boiling liquid such that vapour condenses and flows back into the vessel, preventing the contents from boiling dry.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
condenser such that vapor over a boiling liquid is condensed and flows back into the vessel to prevent its contents from boiling dry
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: condenser
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