Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
Woulff bottle Pronunciation:
'wulf- Function:
noun : a bottle or jar with two or three necks used in washing or absorbing gases
Woulfe,
Peter (1727–1803), British chemist. The Woulff bottle had been known to chemists before Woulfe's time, but the association of the bottle with Woulfe apparentlyderives from his use of a vessel with two outlets in a series of experiments described in 1767.
