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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

I crush the side of a beaker under my shoe.

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth

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

Numerous studies have found that students—even those from non-Western cultures—view scientists as white, male, and wearing a white lab coat, while holding chemistry glassware such as beakers or flasks.

From Scientific American ● Nov. 8, 2023

I open one of the doors off the main corridor, hoping to find a window so I can reorient myself, but I find only a ransacked laboratory, beakers and test tubes scattered across each counter.

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth


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