[syn: bunsen burner, bunsen, etna]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
bunsen \bunsen\ n.
1. same as bunsen burner; a gas burner used in
laboratories; has an air valve to regulate the mixture of
gas and air.
Syn: bunsen burner, etna.
[WordNet 1.5] Bunsen burner
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Bunsen
n 1: German chemist who with Kirchhoff pioneered spectrum
analysis but is remembered mainly for his invention of the
Bunsen burner (1811-1899) [syn: Bunsen, Robert Bunsen,
Robert Wilhelm Bunsen]
2: a gas burner used in laboratories; has an air valve to
regulate the mixture of gas and air [syn: bunsen burner,
bunsen, etna]