Bunsen burner

Example Sentences

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With India coach Rahul Dravid saying the pitch "may turn" - possibly code for it being a raging Bunsen burner - England have gone for the latter.

From BBC

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

"He wouldn't have known how to make a bomb -he could barely light a Bunsen burner," said Mr Fenn.

From BBC

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

As their instructor looked on, Vicencio and classmate Joy Maina, an Air Force reservist, joked while they hustled to turn potassium chlorate into potassium chloride and oxygen using a beaker of water and a Bunsen burner during an introductory chemistry course.

From Washington Post