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  2. Swan neck flask - Wikipedia

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    A swan neck flask, also known as a gooseneck flask, is a round-bottom flask with a narrow s-shaped tube as its opening to reduce contact between the inner contents and external environment. The motion of air through the tube is slowed and aerosolized bacteria or other particles in the air tend to become trapped by moisture on the tube's inner ...

  3. Gooseneck - Wikipedia

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    Gooseneck (piping), a piping or ductwork feature; A crowbar (tool) A gooseneck flask (or swan neck flask) is a flask used in biology that has a curved neck to trap particulate; A gooseneck trailer hitch, for commercial and agricultural use; Gooseneck (fixture), a type of flexible tubing used in gooseneck lamps or microphone stands

  4. Round-bottom flask - Wikipedia

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    Flat-bottomed flask: A flask with similar uses as the round-bottom flask, but with a flat bottom that allows it to stand on a level surface. Florence flask: A flask similar to the flat-bottomed flask that has round bodies and either a round bottom or a flat bottom so that one can stand the flask on a level surface. Florence flasks typically ...

  5. Gooseneck (piping) - Wikipedia

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    Gooseneck vent with check valve being repainted. A gooseneck (or goose neck) is a 180° pipe fitting at the top of a vertical pipe that prevents entry of water. Common implementations of goosenecks are ventilator piping or ducting for bathroom and kitchen exhaust fans, ship holds, landfill methane vent pipes, or any other piping implementation exposed to the weather where water ingress would ...

  6. Gooseneck (fixture) - Wikipedia

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    A gooseneck is a semi-rigid, flexible joining element made from a coiled metal hose. Similar to its natural counterpart , it can be bent in almost any direction and remain in that position. [ 1 ] Areas of application for goosenecks are movable brackets for lights , magnifying glasses , microphones and other devices. [ 2 ]

  7. Report Submitted to: Ambassador Jonathan Moore Robert Gersony

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    Summary of Mozambican Refugee Accounts of Principally Conflict-Related Experience in Mozambique Report Submitted to: Ambassador Jonathan Moore Director, Bureau for Refugee Programs

  8. Spontaneous generation - Wikipedia

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    Louis Pasteur's 1859 experiment is widely seen as having settled the question of spontaneous generation. [47] He boiled a meat broth in a swan neck flask; the bend in the neck of the flask prevented falling particles from reaching the broth, while still allowing the free flow of air. The flask remained free of growth for an extended period.

  9. Shaker (laboratory) - Wikipedia

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    A shaker is a piece of laboratory equipment used to mix, blend, or agitate substances in a tube or flask by shaking them. It is mainly used in the fields of chemistry and biology. A shaker contains an oscillating board that is used to place the flasks, beakers, or test tubes.