Bunsen burner

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(Chem.) a kind of burner, invented by Professor Bunsen of Heidelberg, consisting of a straight tube, four or five inches in length, having small holes for the entrance of air at the bottom. Illuminating gas being also admitted at the bottom, a mixture of gas and air is formed which burns at the top with a feebly luminous but intensely hot flame.

Noun

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bunsen burner - a gas burner used in laboratories; has an air valve to regulate the mixture of gas and air Synonyms: bunsen, etna

bunsen, etna, gas burner, gas jet