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Bunsen burner \Bun"sen burn"er\, Bunsen's burner \Bun"sen's
burn"er\(Chem.),
a kind of burner, invented by Professor Bunsen of Heidelberg,
consisting of a straight tube, four or five inches in length,
having small holes for the entrance of air at the bottom.
Illuminating gas being also admitted at the bottom, a mixture
of gas and air is formed which burns at the top with a feebly
luminous but intensely hot flame.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Burner \Burn"er\, n.
1. One who, or that which, burns or sets fire to anything.
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2. The part of a lamp, gas fixture, etc., where the flame is
produced.
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{Bunsen's burner} (Chem.), see {Bunsen burner}.
{Argand burner}, {Rose burner}, etc. See under {Argand},
{Rose}, etc.
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