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English
Noun
vacuum flask (plural vacuum flasks)
- (chemistry) A Dewar vessel, a scientific instrument used to store liquified gases.
- (chemistry) A type of glass flask used in a laboratory similar to an Erlenmeyer flask, but with a side spout used for connection to an aspirator.
- Synonym of thermos
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Translations
a bottle, flask or similar vessel having a vacuum between its inner and outer silvered walls
— see thermos
chemistry: Dewar vessel
— see dewar
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