Definition of adopter
			
									- n. - One who adopts.
 
									- n. - A receiver, with two necks, opposite to each other, one of
   which admits the neck of a retort, and the other is joined to another
   receiver. It is used in distillations, to give more space to elastic
   vapors, to increase the length of the neck of a retort, or to unite two
   vessels whose openings have different diameters.
 
									- n. - One who adopts.
 
									- n. - A receiver, with two necks, opposite to each other, one of
   which admits the neck of a retort, and the other is joined to another
   receiver. It is used in distillations, to give more space to elastic
   vapors, to increase the length of the neck of a retort, or to unite two
   vessels whose openings have different diameters.