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DEWAR FLASK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Dewar flask mean?
• DEWAR FLASK (noun)
The noun DEWAR FLASK has 1 sense:
1. vacuum flask that holds liquid air or helium for scientific experiments
Familiarity information: DEWAR FLASK used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Vacuum flask that holds liquid air or helium for scientific experiments
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
Dewar; Dewar flask
Hypernyms ("Dewar flask" is a kind of...):
vacuum bottle; vacuum flask (flask with double walls separated by vacuum; used to maintain substances at high or low temperatures)
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