Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In chem., a short open tube at the top of a retort, or in a receiver or bell-jar.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) A short tubular opening at the top of a retort, or at the top or side of a bottle; a tubulation.
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- noun chemistry A short
tubular opening at the top of aretort , or at the top or side of abottle ; atubulation .
Etymologies
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Examples
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The matter is in fact of little or no importance, and to prove this, it is only necessary to employ a test glass (see figure) provided with a lateral tube, A, that terminates in a lower tubulure, B, above which there is a contraction, C.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 401, September 8, 1883 Various
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To the side tubulure of the filter flask attach a 20 cm. length of rubber pressure tubing having a calibre sufficiently large to admit the ends of the pipettes.
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The clamp might be advantageously replaced by a glass cock, or, better still, A might terminate in a rubber bulb; and a lateral tubulure might be fixed to the pipette, and be closed with a rubber stopper.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 561, October 2, 1886 Various
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To reduce the level to various heights, it is only necessary to revolve the tube in the cork through which it is fitted to the tubulure.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 401, September 8, 1883 Various
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Through the tubulure of the retort there passes a bent glass-tube, T E, perforated near the closed end, F, with a number of small holes.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 384, May 12, 1883 Various
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A tubulure, D, usually closed by a plug, Bo, communicates with the inner receptacle, R.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 821, September 26, 1891 Various
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At the bottom of the boiler, A, there is fixed a tubulure, r, closed by
Scientific American Supplement, No. 514, November 7, 1885 Various
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In one side of this box there is a tubulure that gives passage to the electric cable whose conductors are fastened to the terminals.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 483, April 4, 1885 Various
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This tubulure permits of emptying the boiler into the reservoir, L.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 514, November 7, 1885 Various
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The waste water flows off through the tubulure, Q.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 358, November 11, 1882 Various
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