A mud distillation unit used to measure the water, oil and solids content of a mud. It consists of a cylindrical body fitted with a mud sample holder, a heater element (or an oven) and an aluminum con [..]

a quick reply to a question or remark Having put him in ill humour with this retort, she fled away rejoicing. — Coster, Charles Th?odore Henri de

1550s, "make return in kind" (especially of an injury), from Old French retort and directly from Latin retortus, past participle of retorquere "turn back, twist back, throw back," [..]

"act of retorting," c. 1600, from retort (v.).

"vessel used in chemistry for distilling or effecting decomposition by the aid of heat," c. 1600, from Middle French retorte, from Medieval Latin *retorta "a retort, a vessel with a ben [..]

to heat an oil shale, often under reduced pressure, in order to produce a fuel (shale oil or shale gas).

A vessel in which chemical substances are heated for distillation or decomposition. Usually made from glass.

answer back rejoinder: a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one); "it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher" a vessel where substances a [..]

n. A retaliatory speech.

(n) a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)(v) answer back(n) a vessel where substances are distilled or decomposed by heat

a container with a long tubular neck used by chemists and alchemists for distillation and the like. [Black, Cavendish, Lavoisier, Scheele]

The thermal processing or cooking packaged food or other products in a pressurized vessel for purposes of sterilizing the contents to maintain freshness for extended storage times. Retort pouches are [..]

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

lang=en 1800s=1813 * '''1813''' — . ''''. *: Lady Lucas could not be insensible of triumph on being able to retort on Mrs. Bennet the comfort of having a daughter well married; and she called at Lo [..]