Bunsen

[ buhn-suhn; German boon-zuhn ]

noun

1. Rob·ert Wil·helm [rob, -ert , wil, -helm, roh, -be, r, t , vil, -helm], 1811–99, German chemist.

Bunsen

/ ˈbʌnsən; ˈbʊnzən /

noun

1. BunsenRobert Wilhelm18111899MGermanSCIENCE: chemist Robert Wilhelm (ˈroːbɛrt ˈvɪlhɛlm). 1811–99, German chemist who with Kirchhoff developed spectrum analysis and discovered the elements caesium and rubidium. He invented the Bunsen burner and the ice calorimeter

Bunsen

/ bŭn′sən /

1. German chemist who with Gustav Kirchhoff developed the technique of spectroscopic analysis, leading to their discovery of the elements cesium and rubidium. Bunsen also invented various kinds of laboratory equipment, although the Bunsen burner itself was probably constructed on an earlier design by Michael Faraday.

Example Sentences

With India coach Rahul Dravid saying the pitch "may turn" - possibly code for it being a raging Bunsen burner - England have gone for the latter.

From BBC

My heart lit up like a Bunsen burner.

From Literature

"He wouldn't have known how to make a bomb -he could barely light a Bunsen burner," said Mr Fenn.

From BBC

A chemistry lab looks like it belongs to Bunsen and Beaker.

From Los Angeles Times

“Good. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I must return to my laboratory. My purple goop is boiling over a Bunsen burner. So are my ramen noodles.”

From Literature