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Bunsen's burner

Bun′sen burn′er

,

Bun′sen’s burn′er

(Chem.)
,
a kind of burner, invented by
Professor
Bunsen
of
Heidelberg
, consisting of a straight tube, four or five inches in length, having small holes for the entrance of air at the bottom. Illuminating gas being also admitted at the bottom, a mixture of gas and air is formed which burns at the top with a feebly luminous but intensely hot flame.