Found 2 items, similar to Bunsen burner.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: bunsen burner bunsen burner n : a gas burner used in laboratories; has an air valve to regulate the mixture of gas and air [syn: bunsen, etna]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Bunsen burner Bunsen burner \Bun“sen burn”er\, Bunsen's burner \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. [1913 Webster]