beaker

(bēkər)

noun

  1. a large or ornate cup; goblet
  2. a jarlike container of glass or metal with a lip for pouring, used by chemists, druggists, etc.
  3. the contents or capacity of a beaker

Origin: ME biker < ON bikarr, a cup < VL bicarium < ? Gr bikos, vessel with handles

See beaker in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A wide cylindrical glass vessel with a pouring lip, used as a laboratory container and mixing jar.
  2. A large drinking cup with a wide mouth.
  3. The quantity that a beaker holds.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English biker

Origin: and Middle Dutch bēker, drinking vessel

Origin: , both from Medieval Latin bicārius, bicārium; see pitcher2

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