See Also: Liebig(dictionary)
Liebig's theory(medicine)
Liebig, Baron Justus von(medicine)
Liebig, Justus, Freiherr (baron) von(encyclopedia)

Liebig (iou)



Liebig noun. M19.
[Baron Justus von Liebig (1803-73), German chemist.]
More fully Liebig's extract (of beef). A highly concentrated extract containing the soluble constituents of beef. Now rare. M19.
Liebig condenser, Liebig's condenser, a common distillation device consisting of two concentric tubes, a coolant (usu. water) being passed through the outer tube to condense vapour in the inner one. M19.