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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

As his body weakened, the back and forth to the bathroom became too exhausting, so Morrie began to urinate into a large beaker.

From "Tuesdays with Morrie" by Mitch Albom

The objects displayed include Jewish marriage rings and beakers alongside gold and silver coins, belt buckles, jewelry and other secular items.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

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

The researchers collected seeds and placed them onto special brown paper, which was then rolled into a cigar shape and stored upright in narrow glass beakers.

From Science Daily ● May 22, 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

He looked up in surprise from the counter where he was pouring a foul-looking brown liquid into various beakers and retorts.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly


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