Definition of Spirit lamp
1. Noun. A lamp that burns a volatile liquid fuel such as alcohol.
Definition of Spirit lamp
1. Noun. A lamp that burns a volatile liquid fuel such as alcohol, ethanol or denatured alcohol. ¹
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Medical Definition of Spirit lamp
1. A lamp, used mainly for heating in laboratory work, in which alcohol is burned. (05 Mar 2000)
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Literary usage of Spirit lamp
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1. Journal of the American Medical Association by American Medical Association (1890)
"... and under this retort I now place a spirit-lamp constructed on the same
principle as the argand burner. In a few minutes you will observe that the gas ..."
2. How to Work with the Microscope by Lionel Smith Beale (1865)
"spirit lamp—Wire Retort Stands—Tripods—Brass Plate — Water Bsth. ... spirit lamp.—The
spirit lamp may be made of brass, tin, or glass fitted with a ground ..."
3. The Law Reports by James Redfoord Bulwer (1872)
"The witness exhibited a piece of such fine waxed twine ignited in comparison with
the flame from the respondent's spirit-lamp. The justices find as a fact ..."
4. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1872)
"... although they will char and become brittle when held over the flame of a spirit
lamp, yet they cannot be made to take fire ; while in the same ..."
5. The British Journal of Photographyby Liverpool Photographic Society by Liverpool Photographic Society (1874)
"The simple spirit lamp is the most common and beet-known piece of apparatus ...
There is a very useful form of blast spirit lamp for small tube bending and ..."
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