We immersed each sample in an Erlenmeyer flask containing a litre of distilled water and a drop or two of detergent (New Yorker).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
Erlenmeyer flask — Er·len·mey·er flask .ər lən .mī( ə)r , .er lən n a flat bottomed conical flask whose shape allows the contents to be swirled without danger of spilling Er·len·mey·er er lən .mī( ə)r, ər Richard August Carl Emil (1825 1909) German chemist.… … Medical dictionary
Erlenmeyer flask — Er′len•mey•er flask [[t]ˈɜr lənˌmaɪ ər, ˈɛr [/t]] n. chem. cer a conical flask with a wide base and narrow neck, used in laboratories for swirling liquids • Etymology: 1885–90; after E. Erlenmeyer (1825–1909), German chemist … From formal English to slang
Erlenmeyerflask — Er·len·mey·er flask (ûrʹlən mī ər, ârʹ ) n. A conical laboratory flask with a narrow neck and flat broad bottom. [After Richard August Carl Emil Erlenmeyer (1825 1909), German chemist.] * * * … Universalium
