1) Accusation 2) Alembic 3) Answer 4) Backtalk 5) Comeback 6) Confutation 7) Furnace 8) Rejoinder 9) Reply 10) Respond 11) Response 12) Retaliation 13) Riposte 14) Sass 15) Sassing 16) Witticism
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1) Alchemical tool 2) Answer acidly 3) Answer back 4) Answer sharply 5) Caustic counter 6) Caustic reply 7) Come back with 8) Comeback 9) Concerning wrong answer 10) Conversational comeback 11) Counter 12) Counter with a sharp edge 13) Distilling vessel 14) Incisive answer 15) It may be witty 16) Lab gear
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In a chemistry laboratory, a retort is a glassware device used for distillation or dry distillation of substances. It consists of a spherical vessel with a long downward-pointing neck. The liquid to be distilled is placed in the vessel and heated. The neck acts as a condenser, allowing the vapors to condense and flow along the neck to a collection...
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• (n.) To bend or curve back; as, a retorted line. • (n.) To throw back; to reverberate; to reflect. • (v. t.) A vessel in which substances are subjected to distillation or decomposition by heat. It is made of different forms and materials for different uses, as a bulb of glass with a curved beak to enter a receiver for general chemi...
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vessel used for distillation of substances that are placed inside and subjected to heat. The simple form of retort, used in some laboratories, is a ... [2 related articles]
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A closed laboratory vessel with an outlet tube, used for distillation, sublimation, or decomposition by heat.
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Industrial device for heating materials (e. g., canned goods) under pressure.
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tight ceramic or metallic chamber intended for heating a charge in vacuum or in controlled atmosphere
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1. The return of, or reply to, an argument, charge, censure, incivility, taunt, or witticism; a quick and witty or severe response. 'This is called the retort courteous.' (Shak) ... 2. [F. Retorte (cf. Sp. Retorta), fr. L. Retortus, p. P. Of retorquere. So named from its bent shape. See Retort. ... <chemistry> A vessel in which substances are...
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Re·tort' intransitive verb To return an argument or a charge; to make a severe reply.
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Re·tort' transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Retorted ;
present participle & verbal noun Retorting .] [ Latin
retortus , past participle of
retorquere ; prefix
re- re- +
torquere to turn twist. See...
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Re·tort' noun [ See Retort , transitive verb ] 1. The return of, or reply to, an argument, charge, censure, incivility, taunt, or witticism; a quick and witty or severe response. « This is called the retort courteous.» Shak. 2.
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A vessel in which substances are distilled or decomposed by heat.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: rē-tŏrt′ Definitions: 1. A flasklike vessel with a long neck passing outward, once used in distilling. 2. A small furnace.
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A retort is a vessel used in the extraction of volatile products by heating. It differs from a still in being employed at a higher temperature, and for actions in which, as a rule, chemical changes occur. In general a retort consists of a chamber to contain the materials to be heated, fitted at the top with a pipe to lead off vapour, and very often...
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[
n] - a vessel where substances are distilled or decomposed by heat 2. [v] - answer back
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vessel in which substances are subjected to distillation or decomposition by heat.
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large industrial autoclave used for moist heat sterilization on a large scale
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noun a vessel where substances are distilled or decomposed by heat
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A vessel in which substances are distilled or decomposed by heat.
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[SAT terms] answer back
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