retort : Idioms & Phrases
Gas retort
- a retort which contains the coal and other materials, and in which the gas is generated, in the manufacture of gas.
Webster 1913
Tubulated bottle ∨ retort
(Chem.) , a bottle or retort having a stoppered opening for the introduction or removal of materials.
Webster 1913
Tubulated retort
(Chem.) , a retort having a tubulure for the introduction or removal of the substances which are to be acted upon.