"boiling tube" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: boiling tubes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} boiling tube (plural boiling tubes)
  1. A small cylindrical vessel used to heat substances in the flame of a Bunsen burner. Wikipedia link: boiling tube
    Sense id: en-boiling_tube-en-noun-UsMBpJDp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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