Bunsen burner
Example Sentences
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Throw on a lab coat, spark a Bunsen burner, and stay close to the eyewash station, but hopefully it won’t come to that.
From Barron's ● Dec. 26, 2025
Ian Fenn, who has since retired from Burnage Academy for Boys in Manchester, said Abedi could "barely light a Bunsen burner" while a pupil at his school.
From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2023
Occasionally, they barter or resell groceries for prized items such as a Bunsen burner, which they use to cook dishes such as vegetable soup over rice.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2022
Jarrett and I met as pre-med freshmen in chemistry lab and became fast friends, laughing over the flame of a Bunsen burner as we set up experiments.
From New York Times ● Nov. 9, 2017
“Bubbling purple goop over a Bunsen burner is a whole different, top-secret kind of category.”
From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein
