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Bunsen burner
(redirected from Bunson burner)

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burner /burn·er/ (bur´ner) the part of a lamp, stove, or furnace from which the flame issues.
Bunsen burner  a gas burner in which the gas is mixed with air before ignition, in order to give complete oxidation.
Bun·sen burner (bnsn)
n.
A small laboratory burner consisting of a vertical metal tube connected to a gas source and producing a very hot flame from a mixture of gas and air let in through adjustable holes at the base.
Bunsen burner
[boo͡n′sən, bun′sən]
Etymology: Robert E.W. Bunsen, German chemist, 1811-1899
a standard laboratory gas burner designed to produce nearly complete combustion in a smokeless flame.


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