Kipp's apparatus

English

Etymology

From the surname of Petrus Jacobus Kipp, a 19th century Dutch chemist and instrument maker who invented this apparatus.

Noun

Kipp's apparatus

  1. (chemistry) A piece of laboratory glassware used to generate demonstration amounts of hydrogen sulfide and other gases, by the controlled reaction of a liquid with a solid.
    Synonym: Kipp generator
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