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Definition of retort
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Retort
(n.) To throw back; to
reverberate;
to
reflect.
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Helmet
::
Helmet
(n.) The upper part of a
retort.
Retort
::
Retort
(v. t.) A
vessel
in which
substances
are
subjected
to
distillation
or
decomposition
by heat. It is made of
different
forms and
materials
for
different
uses, as a bulb of glass with a
curved
beak to enter a
receiver
for
general
chemical
operations,
or a
cylinder
or
semicylinder
of cast iron for the
manufacture
of gas in gas
works..
Setdown
::
Setdown
(n.) The
humbling
of a
person
by act or
words,
especially
by a
retort
or a
reproof;
the
retort
or the
reproof
which has such
effect..
Synchronal
::
Synchoresis
(n.) A
concession
made for the
purpose
of
retorting
with
greater
force.
Pretorture
::
Pretorture
(v. t.) To
torture
beforehand.
Lute
::
Lute (n.) A
cement
of clay or other
tenacious
infusible
substance
for
sealing
joints
in
apparatus,
or the
mouths
of
vessels
or
tubes,
or for
coating
the
bodies
of
retorts,
etc., when
exposed
to heat; --
called
also
luting..
Floorer
::
Floorer
(n.)
Anything
that
floors
or
upsets
a
person,
as a blow that
knocks
him down; a
conclusive
answer
or
retort;
a task that
exceeds
one's
abilities..
Alembic
::
Alembic
(n.) An
apparatus
formerly
used in
distillation,
usually
made of glass or
metal.
It has
mostly
given place to the
retort
and worm
still..
Quip
::
Quip (n.) A
smart,
sarcastic
turn or jest; a
taunt;
a
severe
retort;
a
gibe..
Recriminatory
::
Recriminatory
(a.)
Having
the
quality
of
recrimination;
retorting
accusation;
recriminating.
Generator
::
Generator
(n.) An
apparatus
in which vapor or gas is
formed
from a
liquid
or solid by means of heat or
chemical
process,
as a steam
boiler,
gas
retort,
or
vessel
for
generating
carbonic
acid gas, etc..
Converter
::
Converter
(n.) A
retort,
used in the
Bessemer
process,
in which
molten
cast iron is
decarburized
and
converted
into steel by a blast of air
forced
through
the
liquid
metal..
Retorting
::
Retorting
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of
Retor.
Still
::
Still (v.) A
vessel,
boiler,
or
copper
used in the
distillation
of
liquids;
specifically,
one used for the
distillation
of
alcoholic
liquors;
a
retort.
The name is
sometimes
applied
to the whole
apparatus
used in in
vaporization
and
condensation..
Retorsion
::
Retorsion
(n.) Same as
Retortion.
Revie
::
Revie (v. i.) To make a
retort;
to bandy
words.
Provocation
::
Provocation
(n.) Such prior
insult
or
injury
as may be
supposed,
under the
circumstances,
to
create
hot
blood,
and to
excuse
an
assault
made in
retort
or
redress..
Antistrophon
::
Antistrophon
(n.) An
argument
retorted
on an
opponent.
Battery
::
Battery
(v. t.) A
number
of
similar
machines
or
devices
in
position;
an
apparatus
consisting
of a set of
similar
parts;
as, a
battery
of
boilers,
of
retorts,
condensers,
etc..
Galley
::
Galley
(n.) An
oblong
oven or
muffle
with a
battery
of
retorts;
a
gallery
furnace.
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