Nansen bottle

noun

Nan·​sen bottle

ˈnan(t)sən-

: an apparatus used in oceanographic studies for collecting water samples at predetermined depths

Word History

Etymology

after Fridtjof Nansen †1930 Norwegian explorer and statesman

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