Florentine flask

A florentine flask, also known as florentine receiver, florentine separator or essencier (from the French), other shapes called florentine vase or florentine vessel, is an oil–water separator fed with condensed vapors of a steam distillation in a fragrance extraction process.

This article is about the oil-water separator. For the flat-bottomed flask, see Florence flask.
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