Florence flask

Florence + flask, from a resemblance to wine bottles once used in the area around Florence in Italy

Florence flask (plural Florence flasks)

1. (chemistry) A glass flask with a round body used in a laboratory for holding chemical liquids and solutions. Normally with a round bottom for uniform heating, but may have a flattened base to stand on a flat surface without support.

• boiling flask

• Erlenmeyer flask
• jordan
• round-bottomed flask
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