Evaporating dish
A PIECE OF LABORATORY GLASSWARE USED FOR THE EVAPORATION OF SOLUTIONS AND SUPERNATANT LIQUIDS, AND SOMETIMES TO THEIR MELTING POINT
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An evaporating dish is a piece of laboratory glassware used for the evaporation of solutions and supernatant liquids, and sometimes to their melting point. Evaporating dishes are used to evaporate excess solvents – most commonly water – to produce a concentrated solution or a solid precipitate of the dissolved substance.