1
: a large drinking cup that has a wide mouth and is sometimes supported on a standard
2
: a deep widemouthed thin-walled vessel usually with a lip for pouring that is used especially in science laboratories
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Other shots nod to his swimming career in Dsquared2 briefs, and to his Ivy League degree with a runway-ready lab suit with a beaker while tangled in medical tubing.
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Danielle Directo-Meston, HollywoodReporter, 25 Apr. 2025
The colorful wheely case opens up to reveal test tubes, a beaker, safety goggles, a working scale, and other tools.
—Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 5 Dec. 2024
This science travel lab, available at Walmart, includes the lab case, goggles, one beaker, one flask, three test tubes, a removable ruler, a working scale, an eye dropper, a funnel, a double-sided measuring spoon, six experiment cards and three sticker sheets.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 3 Dec. 2024
Young dressed as a bubbling beaker in a neon green get-up adorned with plastic bubbles.
—Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 7 Oct. 2024
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Danielle Directo-Meston, HollywoodReporter, 25 Apr. 2025
The colorful wheely case opens up to reveal test tubes, a beaker, safety goggles, a working scale, and other tools.
—Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 5 Dec. 2024
This science travel lab, available at Walmart, includes the lab case, goggles, one beaker, one flask, three test tubes, a removable ruler, a working scale, an eye dropper, a funnel, a double-sided measuring spoon, six experiment cards and three sticker sheets.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 3 Dec. 2024
Young dressed as a bubbling beaker in a neon green get-up adorned with plastic bubbles.
—Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 7 Oct. 2024
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“Beaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beaker. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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beaker
noun
bea·ker
ˈbē-kər 
: a deep cup or glass with a wide mouth and usually a lip for pouring
Medical Definition
beaker
noun
bea·ker
ˈbē-kər
: a deep widemouthed thin-walled vessel usually with a lip for pouring that is used especially in science laboratories
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