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Liebig (iou) and tun(2) (iou)


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.

tun(2) (iou)



tun noun2. Also (esp. as a title) Tun. E19.
[Malay.]
Orig., a Malaysian hereditary title of respect or distinction of patrilineal descent, held by either sex. Now (since 1958), an honorary non-hereditary male title denoting membership of the Order of Chivalry for the Federation of Malaya. Also, a person who holds this title.