"thistle tube" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: thistle tubes [plural]
Etymology: From its resemblance in shape to a thistle. Head templates: {{en-noun}} thistle tube (plural thistle tubes)
  1. (chemistry) An item of glass laboratory equipment like a funnel consisting of a long, fine tube and a bulbous reservoir at the top. Used for introducing liquids, with care, into a solution. Wikipedia link: thistle tube Categories (topical): Chemistry Translations (a small laboratory gas burner): mikbansi (Tagalog)

Inflected forms

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