Argand burner

[ahr-gand, -gahnd, -guhnd]

Argand burner

[ahr-gand, -gahnd, -guhnd]
noun
a type of oil or gas burner in which air is fed directly into the flame through a metal tube inside a cylindrical wick.

Origin:
1780–90; named after Aimé Argand (1750–1803), Swiss scientist
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