Bunsen burner
noun
Bun·sen burner
ˈbən(t)-sən- 
: a gas burner consisting typically of a straight tube with small holes at the bottom where air enters and mixes with the gas to produce an intensely hot blue flame
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Factoring in contracts, ages and a coach on a simmering Bunsen burner, this season represents the last, best chance for the Avs to win a championship with this core.
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Troy Renck, Denver Post, 4 Oct. 2025
By cooking Brat’s slime-green goo over a Bunsen burner to see what it’s made of, Completely different bursts with ideas about the differing shapes pop music — and Charli’s own songs — can take.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2024
Faraday helped discover two new compounds of chlorine and carbon in those early days, learned how to make his own glass, and also invented an early version of the Bunsen burner, among other accomplishments.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 26 Dec. 2023
Barrett's father, Kyle, told WLOS that his son's experiment involved a Bunsen burner, a tool typically used in laboratory settings.
—Jason Duaine Hahn, PEOPLE.com, 8 July 2022
Before the invention of the dip-and-read test in 1956, technicians added chemicals to urine and then heated the mixture over a Bunsen burner.
—New York Times, 3 May 2021
Today's students recognize Bunsen's name mainly from the Bunsen burner widely used in high school and university labs.
—Corey S Powell, Discover Magazine, 6 Mar. 2014
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Troy Renck, Denver Post, 4 Oct. 2025
By cooking Brat’s slime-green goo over a Bunsen burner to see what it’s made of, Completely different bursts with ideas about the differing shapes pop music — and Charli’s own songs — can take.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2024
Faraday helped discover two new compounds of chlorine and carbon in those early days, learned how to make his own glass, and also invented an early version of the Bunsen burner, among other accomplishments.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 26 Dec. 2023
Barrett's father, Kyle, told WLOS that his son's experiment involved a Bunsen burner, a tool typically used in laboratory settings.
—Jason Duaine Hahn, PEOPLE.com, 8 July 2022
Before the invention of the dip-and-read test in 1956, technicians added chemicals to urine and then heated the mixture over a Bunsen burner.
—New York Times, 3 May 2021
Today's students recognize Bunsen's name mainly from the Bunsen burner widely used in high school and university labs.
—Corey S Powell, Discover Magazine, 6 Mar. 2014
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Bunsen burner
noun
Bun·sen burner
ˌbən(t)-sən-
: a gas burner consisting typically of a tube with small holes at the bottom where air enters and mixes with the gas to produce a very hot blue flame
Etymology
named for Robert Bunsen 1811–1899 German chemist
Medical Definition
Bunsen burner
noun
Bun·sen burn·er
ˈbən(t)-sən-ˌbər-nər
: a gas burner consisting typically of a straight tube with small holes at the bottom where air enters and mixes with the gas to produce an intensely hot blue flame
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