Retorter vs. Retort

Retorternoun

One who retorts.

Retorternoun

One who retorts.

Retortnoun

A sharp or witty reply, or one which turns an argument against its originator; a comeback.

Retortnoun

(chemistry) A flask with a rounded base and a long neck that is bent down and tapered, used to heat a liquid for distillation.

Retortnoun

A airtight vessel in which material is subjected to high temperatures in the chemical industry or as part of an industrial manufacturing process, especially during the smelting and forging of metal.

Retortnoun

A pressure cooker

Retortverb

To say something sharp or witty in answer to a remark or accusation.

Retortverb

To make a remark which reverses an argument upon its originator; to return, as an argument, accusation, censure, or incivility.

Retortverb

To bend or curve back.

Retortverb

To throw back; to reverberate; to reflect.

Retortverb

(transitive) To heat in a retort.

Retortverb

To bend or curve back; as, a retorted line.

Retortverb

To throw back; to reverberate; to reflect.

Retortverb

To return, as an argument, accusation, censure, or incivility; as, to retort the charge of vanity.

Retortverb

To return an argument or a charge; to make a severe reply.

Retortnoun

The return of, or reply to, an argument, charge, censure, incivility, taunt, or witticism; a quick and witty or severe response.

Retortnoun

A vessel in which substances are subjected to distillation or decomposition by heat. It is made of different forms and materials for different uses, as a bulb of glass with a curved beak to enter a receiver for general chemical operations, or a cylinder or semicylinder of cast iron for the manufacture of gas in gas works.

Retortnoun

a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one);

Retortnoun

a vessel where substances are distilled or decomposed by heat

Retortverb

answer back

Retortverb

say something in answer to a remark, typically in a sharp, angry, or witty manner

Retortverb

repay (an insult or injury)

Retortverb

turn (an insult or accusation) back on the person who has issued it

Retortverb

use (an opponent's argument) against them

Retortverb

heat in a retort in order to separate or purify

Retortnoun

a sharp, angry, or witty reply

Retortnoun

a container or furnace for carrying out a chemical process on a large or industrial scale

Retortnoun

a glass container with a long neck, used in distilling liquids and other chemical operations

Retort

In a chemistry laboratory, a retort is a device used for distillation or dry distillation of substances. It consists of a spherical vessel with a long downward-pointing neck.