retort : Idioms & Phrases


Gas retort

  • a retort which contains the coal and other materials, and in which the gas is generated, in the manufacture of gas.
Webster 1913

Tubulated bottleretort

  • (Chem.), a bottle or retort having a stoppered opening for the introduction or removal of materials.
Webster 1913

Tubulated retort

  • (Chem.), a retort having a tubulure for the introduction or removal of the substances which are to be acted upon.
Webster 1913