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Adapter \A*dapt"er\, n.
1. One who adapts.
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2. (Chem.) A connecting tube; an adopter.
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Adopter \A*dopt"er\, n.
1. One who adopts.
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2. (Chem.) 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}.]
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