Battery jar


a rather large cylindrical container of heavy glass with an open top, used in laboratories.
Historical Examples

This should be thoroughly mixed by pouring the solution from one battery jar into another.
The Automobile Storage Battery O. A. Witte

A battery jar or a small water-bath to hold the Erlenmeyer flask when packed round with ice.
The Elements of Bacteriological Technique John William Henry Eyre

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