Definition of Erlenmeyer flask in English:
Erlenmeyer flask
noun ˈəːlənˌmʌɪəˈərlənˌmīər
A conical flat-bottomed laboratory flask with a narrow neck.
Example sentencesExamples
- These solid-solution mixtures were placed in 250-ml Erlenmeyer flasks and agitated in an isothermal shaker at constant temperature of for 24 hr.
- The discs were briefly rinsed with sterile water to remove the intercellular material and incubated in 250 ml sterilized Erlenmeyer flasks containing 50 ml of sodium phosphate buffer.
- Wheat leaf segments floating on nutrient solution were incubated in Erlenmeyer flasks in permanent light.
- The Erlenmeyer flasks were shaken gently during the entire 24 h period to avoid oxygen depletion in the solution.
- A small Erlenmeyer flask was charged with 5 ml of the aqueous gelatin along with 3 ml of the o-phthalaldehyde stock solution.
- Five-day-old seedlings were transferred to rubber stoppers that were mounted on 1 - L Erlenmeyer flasks, one seedling per flask.
- Cultures were initiated using 1-2 mm internode sections and 10 ml of medium in sterile 50 ml Erlenmeyer flasks.
- Culture volume was 10 ml, in nonshaking 18 x 150-mm glass tubes or shaking 50-ml Erlenmeyer flasks.
- Water entered the probe through the perforations and was pumped into a 500 ml polycarbonate Erlenmeyer flask.
- Tap water was used to fill two identical, scrupulously cleaned Pyrex 2 liter Erlenmeyer flasks.
Origin
Late 19th century: named after Emil Erlenmeyer (1825–1909), German chemist.