matrass

or mat·trass

[ ma-truhs ]

nounChemistry.
  1. a rounded, long-necked glass container, formerly used for distilling and dissolving substances.

Origin of matrass

1
1595–1605; <French matras, perhaps <Arabic maṭarah leather bottle <Greek metrētḗs a liquid measure

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matrass

mattrass

/ (ˈmætrəs) /


noun
  1. chem obsolete a long-necked glass flask, used for distilling, dissolving substances, etc

Origin of matrass

1
C17: from French, perhaps related to Latin mētiri to measure

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