bea‧ker /ˈbiːkə $ -ər/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old Norse; Origin: bikarr, probably from Old Saxon bikeri, from Medieval Latin bicarius; ⇒ pitcher]

1. British English a drinking cup with straight sides and no handle, usually made of plastic

2. a glass cup with straight sides that is used in chemistry for measuring and heating liquids

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beaker
noun
ADJ. glass, plastic a glass beaker containing copper sulphate solution She drank from a plastic beaker.
VERB + BEAKER fill, refill | drain, empty | lift, pick up, raise | place, put down, replace, set down | drink from/out of
BEAKER + VERB contain sth

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