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beaker

[bee-ker] / ˈbi kər /
NOUN
cup
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Other students recorded the snake’s behavior while Hayes hooked, pinned, grabbed, and eventually extracted venom from the snake, by compelling it to bite a parafilm-covered beaker.

From Science Magazine Apr. 3, 2024

They showed that a mixture of molecules would form one of three structures depending on what concentrations of molecules were present in the beaker.

From Science Daily Jan. 18, 2024

According to a now-archived blog post by the university, after an hour, "all that remained in the beaker was a pair of brown carnauba wax eyes floating in a purple Phenol soup."

From Salon Feb. 2, 2023

If you prefer fatty bacon, the beaker can accommodate that.

From Washington Post Jan. 13, 2023

William pulled a beaker out of the clamp and held it up to the light, watching the soft fizz of the chemicals inside.

From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez

Its lab, with a row of bikes parked inside the front door, hums quietly with workers in protective gear moving between beakers, kilns and mineral samples being tested for durability and composition.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 10, 2025

They also delivered more than two times the venom by weight into the beakers, even though they were on average about 21% smaller than the mainland snakes.

From Science Magazine Apr. 3, 2024

The expertise of the Noël group is in flow chemistry, a novel way of performing chemistry where a system of small, flexible tubes replaces beakers, flasks and other traditional chemistry tools.

From Science Daily Jan. 25, 2024

Numerous studies have found that students—even those from non-Western cultures—view scientists as white, male, and wearing a white lab coat, while holding chemistry glassware such as beakers or flasks.

From Scientific American Nov. 8, 2023

I stole another two beakers of water from Richard Parker, with­out urinating this time.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel




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