matrass

Meaning

A type of bolthead flask used in chemical distillation.

Translations

uzun boğazlı imbik

Etymology

From New Latin matracium and its source, Middle French matheras, matraz etc., either from Middle French materas (see Etymology 1, above), with reference to its shape, or from Arabic مطرة, مطارة (“leather bottle, vase”).

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