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A matrass (mod.
A matrass (mod. Latin
Latin ( or ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally spoken by the Latins (Italic tribe), Latins in Latium (now known as Lazio), the lower Tiber area aroun ...
''matracium''), also known as a bolthead, is a glass vessel with a round or oval body and a long narrow neck, used in chemistry
Chemistry is the scientific study of the properties and behavior of matter. It is a physical science within the natural sciences that studies the chemical elements that make up matter and chemical compound, compounds made of atoms, molecules a ...
as a digester or distiller. The Florence flask is frequently used for this purpose. The word is possibly identical with the old name ''matrass'' ( Fr. ''materas, matelas''), meaning the bolt or quarrel of a crossbow
A crossbow is a ranged weapon using an Elasticity (physics), elastic launching device consisting of a Bow and arrow, bow-like assembly called a ''prod'', mounted horizontally on a main frame called a ''tiller'', which is hand-held in a similar f ...
. If so, some identity of shape is the reason for the application of the word. Another connection is suggested with the Arabic
Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns lang ...
''matra'', a leather bottle.
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*Laboratory flask
Laboratory flasks are vessels or containers that fall into the category of laboratory equipment known as glassware. In laboratory and other scientific settings, they are usually referred to simply as flasks. Flasks come in a number of shapes an ...
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* {{Cite web , url=https://mhs.web.ox.ac.uk/collections-online#/item/hsm-catalogue-7293 , title=Matrass or Bolt-Head Distillation Apparatus, Early 19th Century , publisher=Museum of the History of Science , location=Oxford , accessdate=29 January 2024 Laboratory equipment es:Matraz it:Matraccio