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BUNSEN

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A gas burner used in laboratories; has an air valve to regulate the mixture of gas and air

Synonyms:

bunsen; bunsen burner; etna

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("bunsen" is a kind of...):

gas burner; gas jet (burner such that combustible gas issues from a nozzle to form a steady flame)

Sense 2

Meaning:

German chemist who with Kirchhoff pioneered spectrum analysis but is remembered mainly for his invention of the Bunsen burner (1811-1899)

Synonyms:

Bunsen; Robert Bunsen; Robert Wilhelm Bunsen

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

chemist (a scientist who specializes in chemistry)

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