Soxhlet extractor
noun
variants: less commonly
Soxhlet
Definition of Soxhlet extractor
: soxhlet apparatus; especially : the cylindrical extraction tube
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Origin and Etymology of soxhlet extractor
after Franz von Soxhlet †1926
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