beakers

Chemistry class containers

Beakers are cylindrical containers, typically glass, with a flat bottom and a pouring lip.

In laboratories, beakers hold and measure liquids for experiments: She poured the solution into a beaker.

In everyday use, a beaker is simply a drinking cup, especially in British English.

The Muppet character Beaker has made the word familiar to children.

laboratory

glassware

Drinking containers of silica

Bunsen burner · chemistry · experiment · pipette · reagent · scientist · titration · lab coat · measuring · solution

drinking

tumbler

Flat-bottomed drinking vessel

  • cupSmall drinking container
  • vesselReceptacle for contents
  • handlePart for gripping

drinking glass · mug · lid · stainless steel · camping · hydration · sippy · plastic · reusable · water bottle

Muppets

assistant

One who aids another

explosion · comedy · silent · slapstick · Jim Henson · puppet · scientist · glasses · screaming · mishap

Categories
Opposites
container openness

beakerssealed containers

Enclosed storage shut tight

airtight containers · ampules · vacuum flasks · vials

measurement precision

beakersgraduated cylinders

Marked tubes for volumes

burettes · pipettes · micropipettes

containment purpose

beakersstorage containers

Vessels for holding items

specimen jars · carboys

Family

beaker

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G