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volumetric flask

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A glass flask used in a laboratory for holding chemical liquids and solutions. They are similar in shape to a Florence flask, but with a longer neck and wider flat bottom. The neck is marked so that a particular volume of liquid can be measured with high precision.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: mittapullo — laboratory flask
  • German: Messkolben — laboratory flask
  • German: Maßkolben — laboratory flask
  • Greek: ογκομετρική φιάλη (ogkometrikí fiáli) — laboratory flask
  • Hungarian: mérőlombik — laboratory flask
  • Indonesian: labu ukur — laboratory flask
  • Indonesian: labu tentukur — laboratory flask
  • Indonesian: labu volumetrik — laboratory flask
  • Polish: kolba miarowa — laboratory flask
  • Spanish: matraz aforado — laboratory flask