Florence flask

English

Diagram of a Florence flask

Etymology

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

Noun

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.

Synonyms

• boiling flask

Translations

round laboratory flask

• Finnish: pyörökolvi, keittopullo

See also

• Erlenmeyer flask
• jordan
• round-bottomed flask
• volumetric flask