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retort 1. a glass vessel with a round bulb and long tapering neck that is bent down, used esp in a laboratory for distillation 2. a vessel in which large quantities of material may be heated, esp one used for heating ores in the production of metals or heating coal to produce gas retort [ri′tȯrt] (chemical engineering) A closed refractory chamber in which coal is carbonized for manufacture of coal gas. A vessel for the distillation or decomposition of a substance. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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"Latitude was latitude, and longitude was longitude," would be the captain's retort. But suppose that he were to retort, `Thrasymachus, what do you mean? I could not think of any retort to this, so I asked if Mrs. |
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