Liebig condenser
- noun
- Specialized
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condensador Liebig
- The Liebig condenser was connected to the flask to cool and condense the vapor during the experiment.
Examples
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After assembling the Liebig condenser, she began circulating cold water to ensure efficient condensation.
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A Liebig condenser is often used in school chemistry labs for simple distillation procedures.
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The Liebig condenser is essential for efficient distillation.
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Many chemists use a Liebig condenser in their experiments.
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A Liebig condenser is commonly used in laboratories for distilling substances by cooling vapor back into liquid.
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In the distillation setup, the Liebig condenser allows the vapor to pass through the cooling jacket, ensuring it condenses efficiently.
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The lab technician attached the Liebig condenser to facilitate the cooling and condensation of vapors during the experiment.
Synonyms
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A device that cools vapor so it becomes liquid
A tube that cools steam and sends it back into the boiling liquid
Surface Forms
Morphology
Liebig + condenser
The core lexical item 'condenser' clearly denotes a device that cools vapor into liquid, so a B1 learner who knows that word will infer that 'Liebig condenser' is a type or model of condenser. 'Liebig' is a proper name indicating provenance or inventor and does not change the basic compositional meaning; naming instruments after people is a cross-linguistic pattern, so the expression is readily interpretable from its parts.
Etymology
Liebig condenser is named after the German chemist Justus von Liebig, who made this simple water-cooled tube famous in the 1800s. Picture a long glass tube with cold water around it that turns hot vapor into drops of liquid, and that's why the name means 'a water-cooled tube used in labs to condense vapor'.