Argand burner

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ärgand, -gänd, -gənd)


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Argand burn′er  (ärgand, -gänd, -gənd),USA pronunciation 
  1. Chemistry, Energya type of oil or gas burner in which air is fed directly into the flame through a metal tube inside a cylindrical wick.
  • named after Aimé Argand (1750–1803), Swiss scientist 1780–90

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