WASH BOTTLE
\wˈɒʃ bˈɒtə͡l], \wˈɒʃ bˈɒtəl], \w_ˈɒ_ʃ b_ˈɒ_t_əl]\
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A b. partly filled with water and having two tubes which enter it through the stopper, one dipping below the surface of the water and the other terminating above it; used for washing gases, which are forced in through the tube with the submerged end, rise through the water, and escape by the other tube. With the tubes suitably bent, it is also, used for washing precipitates, etc., by directing a stream of water on to them blown through the tube which terminates just below the stopper. [Lat.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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