retort
/ɹɪˈtɔɹt/ nom C2En français : cornue
- A flask with a rounded base and a long neck that is bent down and tapered, used to heat a liquid for distillation.
- An airtight vessel in which material is subjected to high temperatures in the chemical industry or as part of an industrial manufacturing process, especially during the smelting and forging of metal.
- A pressure cooker.
- A crematory furnace.
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Dans la bibliothèque
The retort silenced Matthew if it did not convince him.
A large curved retort was boiling furiously in the bluish flame of a Bunsen burner, and the distilled drops were condensing into a two-litre measure.
Lady Lucas could not be insensible of triumph on being able to retort on Mrs.
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