geissler bulb

geissler bulb
\\ˈgīslə(r)-\ noun
Usage: usually capitalized G
Etymology: after Heinrich Geissler died 1879 German mechanic
: a potash bulb consisting usually of two upper bulbs connected by three lower smaller bulbs — often used in plural

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