English noun: Bunsen | |||
1. | Bunsen (person) German chemist who with Kirchhoff pioneered spectrum analysis but is remembered mainly for his invention of the Bunsen burner (1811-1899) | ||
Synonyms | Robert Bunsen, Robert Wilhelm Bunsen | ||
Instance hypernym | chemist | ||
2. | bunsen (artifact) a gas burner used in laboratories; has an air valve to regulate the mixture of gas and air | ||
Synonyms | bunsen burner, etna | ||
Broader (hypernym) | gas burner, gas jet | ||