battery jar

noun

1. a rather large cylindrical container of heavy glass with an open top, used in laboratories.

Example Sentences

Corning scientist Jesse Littleton brought a sawed-off battery jar to his wife, Bessie, who baked a sponge cake in it.

From US News

Then Brutus beats him to death with various office implements and everyone dies in a bloody battle fought with swords dipped in the battery jar.

From Slate

The copper sulphate solution, being the heavier of the two, rests at the bottom of the battery jar, while the dilute sulphuric acid remains at the top.

From Project Gutenberg

By placing crystals of blue vitriol in the battery jar, the solution of blue vitriol can be kept up to its full strength for a very long time.

From Project Gutenberg

The same plan may be adopted with wide glass jars, like the ordinary battery jar.

From Project Gutenberg