Florence flask

American  

noun

1. a round bottle having a flat bottom and long neck, for use in laboratories.

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Florence flask British  

noun

1. a round flat-bottomed glass flask with a long neck, used in chemical experiments

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Etymology

Origin of Florence flask

First recorded in 1735–45

Example Sentences

As relates to outline, this hydatid bears no small resemblance to a Florence flask.

From A Treatise on Sheep: The Best Means for their Improvement, General Management, and the Treatment of their Diseases. by Blacklock, Ambrose

Put half a drachm of solid phosphorus into a large pint Florence flask; holding it slanting, that the phosphorus may not break the glass.

From Endless Amusement A Collection of Nearly 400 Entertaining Experiments by Unknown

At my left was a sizable piece of apparatus that was strange to me; on a small enameled table beside it was a rather large sheet of paper, weighted down with a cracked Florence flask.

From The Infra-Medians by Wright, Sewell Peaslee

A pearÏshaped bottle covered round with straw, in which olive oil is sometimes brought from Italy; Ð called by chemists a Florence flask.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah

Experiments with the boiling of water, in Florence flask, in tea-kettle, and in covered saucepan, using thermometer.

From Public School Domestic Science by Hoodless, Adelaide