Erlenmeyer flask

Also known as conical flask, titration flask, Erlenmeyer

flat-bottomed, conical laboratory glassware

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Encyclopedic overview

Erlenmeyer flask

An Erlenmeyer flask, also known as a conical flask (British English) or a titration flask, is a type of laboratory flask with a flat bottom, a conical body, and a cylindrical neck. It is named after the German chemist Emil Erlenmeyer (1825–1909), who invented it in 1860.

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