Bunsen burner

noun

1. a type of gas burner, commonly used in chemical laboratories, with which a very hot, practically nonluminous flame is obtained by allowing air to enter at the base and mix with the gas.

Bunsen burner

/ ˈbʌnsən /

noun

1. a gas burner, widely used in scientific laboratories, consisting of a metal tube with an adjustable air valve at the base

Bunsen burner

1. A small gas burner used in laboratories. It consists of a vertical metal tube connected to a gas fuel source, with adjustable holes at its base. These holes allow air to enter the tube and mix with the gas in order to make a very hot flame.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Bunsen burner¹

First recorded in 1865–70; named after R. W. Bunsen

Word History and Origins

Origin of Bunsen burner¹

C19: named after R. W. Bunsen

Example Sentences

"People like to call it 'the American experiment.' I don't like to think of my country as an experiment – a bunch of chemicals sitting over a bunsen burner," he told Rehm.

From US News

Briefly the Indiana bio-chemists encouraged me to learn organic chemistry, but after I used a bunsen burner to warm up some benzene, I was relieved from further true chemistry.

From Literature

India's apparently foolproof bunsen burner experiment blew up in their face in Mumbai, with and sharing 19 wickets.

From The Guardian

He holds a glass tube over a bunsen burner, twirling it constantly, blows through the molten glass, and turns it into a sphere.

From BBC

With these on one third, very gently push forward the air regulators until a roaring noise tells that air is being admitted to the bunsen burners.

From Project Gutenberg