The Collaborative International Dictionary
Bunsen's burner
Burner \Burn"er\, n.
One who, or that which, burns or sets fire to anything.
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The part of a lamp, gas fixture, etc., where the flame is produced.
Bunsen's burner (Chem.), see Bunsen burner.
Argand burner, Rose burner, etc. See under Argand, Rose, etc.
Bunsen's burner
Bunsen burner \Bun"sen burn"er\, Bunsen's burner \Bun"sen's burn"er\(Chem.), a kind of burner, invented by Professor Bunsen of Heidelberg, consisting of a straight tube, four or five inches in length, having small holes for the entrance of air at the bottom. Illuminating gas being also admitted at the bottom, a mixture of gas and air is formed which burns at the top with a feebly luminous but intensely hot flame.