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Bunsen burner

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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Bun·sen bur·ner /ˌbʌnsən ˈbɜːnə $ -ˈbɜːrnər/ noun [countable]  TZa piece of equipment that produces a hot gas flame, for scientific experiments 本生灯〔做科学实验用的一种煤气灯〕5 see picture at 见图 laboratory
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Bunsen burnerIt is not some kind of Bunsen Burner that can be turned on and off at will.He waylaid Stella in the paint-frame where she had been sent to boil rabbit glue on the Bunsen burner.
Origin bunsen burner Robert Bunsen (1811-99), German scientist
Bun·sen bur·ner nounChineseSyllable
produces equipment that hot piece a a Corpus of


Bunsen burner
Bunsen burner /ˌbʌnsən ˈbɜːnə $ -ˈbɜːrnər/ noun [countable]
 Origin: Robert Bunsen (1811-99), German scientist
a piece of equipment that produces a hot gas flame, for scientific experiments


Bun·sen burn·erBrE /ˌbʌnsn ˈbɜːnə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˌbʌnsn ˈbɜːrnər/ 🔊 noun
an instrument used in scientific work that produces a hot gas flame 本生灯(科学实验用煤气灯)