WOULFE-BOTTLE
\wˈa͡ʊlfbˈɒtə͡l], \wˈaʊlfbˈɒtəl], \w_ˈaʊ_l_f_b_ˈɒ_t_əl]\
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woolf'-bot'l, n. a form of three-necked bottle, generally arranged in a series known as Woulfe's apparatus, used for the purpose of purifying gases, or of dissolving them in suitable solvents--from the name of the London chemist, Peter Woulfe (1727-1806).
By Thomas Davidson
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