pulse glass

noun

Etymology

So called from the pulsating motion of the liquid when it is warmed.

Definitions

  1. An instrument consisting of a glass tube with terminal bulbs, and containing ether or…

    An instrument consisting of a glass tube with terminal bulbs, and containing ether or alcohol, which the heat of the hand causes to boil.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for pulse glass. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA