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re·tort2
 retort2
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- pronunciation:
- rih
tort
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a laboratory vessel that has a long, downturned neck and is used to distill or decompose substances by heat.
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| definition 2: |
a large vessel in which ore is heated to extract metal, or any similar large industrial heating vessel.
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