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Kipp's apparatus

Kipp's apparatus

9.3
A laboratory device that makes gas when a liquid and a solid react, usually without heating
  • noun
  • /kɪps əˈpærətəs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : aparato de Kipp
  • When properly set up, the Kipp's apparatus produces a steady stream of gas as needed.

Examples

  • The chemist used a Kipp's apparatus to obtain hydrogen sulfide for the experiment.

  • Many old laboratories still have a Kipp's apparatus on display, although it's rarely used today.

  • The Kipp's apparatus is essential for gas generation in chemistry labs.

  • Have you ever used a Kipp's apparatus during your experiments?

  • The chemist used a Kipp's apparatus to obtain hydrogen sulfide for the experiment.

  • Many old laboratories still have a Kipp's apparatus on display, although it's rarely used today.

  • When properly set up, the Kipp's apparatus produces a steady stream of gas as needed.

Synonyms

generator
vsKipp's apparatus
  • Specialized
3 3.6

A device that makes gas or vapor for use in labs

is a device that makes gas by liquid reacting with a solid without heating

Surface Forms

Kipp's apparatus singular
Kipp's apparatuses plural

Morphology

Kipp's + apparatus

The headword combines a possessive proper name ('Kipp's') with 'apparatus' (device), so a learner who knows the constituents will infer it denotes a device associated with Kipp. However, the specific function (a gas‑generator used in labs) is not derivable from the name alone, so understanding is partial rather than fully predictable.

Etymology

Kipp's apparatus is named after a chemist, Petrus Kipp, who in the 1800s built a small three-part glass device. The device makes gas when a liquid is poured onto a solid, so the name now means 'a laboratory device to produce gas'.