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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

Already they had found a beaker of some thick green liquid, and another of red.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

With a beating felt heart and lab beakers to pose with, the pop-up transformed an industrial studio space in the Arts District into a pastel-painted cardboard hospital.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 15, 2026

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

The use of carinated beakers to store and serve dairy products was particularly common in burials near the circular enclosure of Pömmelte.

From Science Daily May 21, 2024

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

Its long tables were full of beakers set over low blue flames, heating and cooling apparatuses, glass vials full of powders in varying shades of orange.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo




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