| 单词 | philosophical egg |
| 释义 | > as lemmasphilosophical egg philosophical egg n. now historical an egg-shaped glass vessel with a long neck, used for heating substances over a long period of time; = philosophers' egg n. at philosopher n. Compounds 3. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > chemistry > equipment or apparatus > [noun] > general vessels > retorts or stills limbeckc1350 cucurbitc1386 alembicc1405 serpentaryc1450 pelican1527 retort1527 gourd1582 cucurbittel1605 horse-belly1660 long neck1660 philosophical egg1660 infuser1688 chapel1694 rencounter1694 1660 R. Boyle New Exper. Physico-mechanicall xx. 144 A great Glass-bubble, with a long neck; (such as Chymists..call a Philosophical Egg). 1865 B. Silliman Princ. Physics 562 This apparatus is called the electrical or philosophical egg. 1992 Guardian 21 Feb. 25 All given symbolic names such as the philosophical egg, the maternal stomach, the nuptial chamber, the pelican, the sphere, etc. < as lemmas |
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