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fleaker

noun

Etymology

Blend of flask + beaker.

  1. derived from bacarium — “wine vat, vase”
  2. derived from βῖκος — “earthenware jug, wine jar”
  3. derived from bīcārium — “wine vat, jug”
  4. derived from *bikārī✻
  5. derived from bikeri — “cup”
  6. derived from bikarr — “cup”
  7. inherited from bekyr
  8. compounded as fleaker — “flask + beaker”

Definitions

  1. A container used for liquids in a laboratory, combining the flat base and wide profile of…

    A container used for liquids in a laboratory, combining the flat base and wide profile of a beaker with the narrowed neck of a flask.

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