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Definition of Retorter
1. n. One who retorts.
Definition of Retorter
1. Noun. One who retorts. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Retorter
1. one that retorts [n -S] - See also: retorts
Lexicographical Neighbors of Retorter
Literary usage of Retorter
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand, Gertrude Hall Brownell (1898)
"foing . . . and what the devil was h* tning in that galley f Philosopher and
physicist, Musician, rhymester, duellist, Explorer of the upper blue, retorter ..."
2. Chief Contemporary Dramatists, Second Series: Eighteen Plays from the Recent by Thomas Herbert Dickinson (1921)
"Philosopher and physicist, Musician, rhymester, duellist, Explorer of the upper
blue, retorter apt with point and point, Lover as well, — not for his peace! ..."
3. Chief Contemporary Dramatists, Second Series: Eighteen Plays from the Recent by Thomas Herbert Dickinson (1921)
"Philosopher and physicist, Musician, rhymester, duellist, Explorer of the upper
blue, retorter apt with point and point, Lover as well, — not for his peace! ..."
4. A Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson, John Walker, Robert S. Jameson (1828)
"... to which the receiver is fitted. RETROGRESSION, (re-tro-gresh'-nn) n.1.
The art of going backwards retorter, (re-tgrt'-er) n. ». One that retorts. ..."
5. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1880)
"There is 1 retorter and 1 melter working one shift a day, wages $4. The bullion
obtained runs about 600 fine and contains no gold. ..."
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