Type of flask shaped like an inverted funnel (closed in what would be the mouth and open at the end of the neck). The name comes from the chemist Emil Erlenmeyer, who created it in the mid-19th century. See beaker, specimen .
It is a type of flask or glass container that is used in chemistry laboratories. It has a cone shape, flat base and cylindrical neck. It is special for heating liquids when you want them not to evaporate much.