1. Answer back
   - come back, repay, return, riposte, rejoin

1. A quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
   - rejoinder, return, riposte, replication, comeback, counter 
2. A vessel where substances are distilled or decomposed by heat

Derived forms: retorting, retorted, retorts

Type of: answer, reply, respond, response, vessel

Part of: still

Encyclopedia: Retort

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