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Woulfe bottle
(Woulfe bot¦tle)
Pronunciation:
/wʊlf/
noun
Chemistry
a glass bottle with two or more necks, used for passing gases through liquids.
Origin:
early 19th century
: named after Peter Woulfe (
circa
1727–1803), English chemist
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