beaker
noun/ˈbiːkər/
Frequency rank: #15,654 most common English word
Meaning
A cylindrical glass container with a flat bottom and a small lip for pouring, used in laboratories.
Example sentence
The chemistry student poured the blue liquid into beaker that sat on the lab bench.
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