a round flat-bottomed glass flask with a long neck, used in chemical experiments
Florence flask in American English
a spherical glass flask with a long neck, used in laboratories to heat or mix chemicals
Florence flask in American English
noun
a round bottle having a flat bottom and long neck, for use in laboratories
Word origin
[1735–45]This word is first recorded in the period 1735–45. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: butternut, cutoff, editorial, injector, stasis