ADOPTER

Etymology

Noun

adopter (plural adopters)

one who adopts

Anagrams

• readopt

Source: Wiktionary


A*dopt"er, n.

1. One who adopts.

2. (Chem.)

Definition: A receiver, with two necks, opposite to each other, one of which admits the neck of a retort, and the other is joined to another receiver. It is used in distillations, to give more space to elastic vapors, to increase the length of the neck of a retort, or to unite two vessels whose openings have different diameters. [Written also adapter.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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