Dewar (flask)

Dewar (flask)
Dewar (flask) [do͞o′ər, dyo͞o′ər]
n.
after Sir James Dewar (1848-1923), Scot chemist & physicist
a double-walled flask with a vacuum between the walls, which are silvered on the inside, used esp. for storage of liquefied gases: also written dewar

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