A closed laboratory vessel with an outlet tube, used for distillation, sublimation, or decomposition by heat.
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The act or an instance of retorting.
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A quick, witty, or cutting reply.
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One that turns back or counters the first speaker's words.
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A vessel or chamber in which substances are distilled or decomposed by heat.
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verb-intransitive
To make a reply, especially a quick, caustic, or witty one.
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To present a counterargument.
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To return like for like; retaliate.
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verb-transitive
To present a counterargument to.
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To reply, especially to answer in a quick, caustic, or witty manner. See Synonyms at answer.
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To return in kind; pay back.
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verb
To pay or hurl back .
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To make a reply to.
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To say in reply.
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To answer (as an argument) by a counter argument.
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To answer back usually sharply.
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