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A sharp or witty reply, or one which turns an argument against its originator; a comeback.
(chemistry) A flask with a rounded base and a long neck that is bent down and tapered, used to heat a liquid for distillation.
An airtight vessel in which material is subjected to high temperatures in the chemical industry or as part of an industrial manufacturing process, especially during the smelting and forging of metal.
A pressure cooker.
A crematory furnace.

To say something sharp or witty in answer to a remark or accusation.
(transitive) To heat in a retort.
To make a remark which reverses an argument upon its originator; to return, as an argument, accusation, censure, or incivility.
To bend or curve back.
To throw back; to reverberate; to reflect.

“It is a pity,” he retorted with aggravating meekness, “that they do not use a little common sense. The case resembles that of Columbus' egg, and is every bit as simple. […]”
to retort the charge of vanity
And with retorted scorn his back he turned.
a retorted line
With retorted head, pruned themselves as they floated.
As when his virtues, shining upon others, / Heat them and they retort that heat again / To the first giver.
1893, A large curved retort was boiling furiously in the bluish flame of a Bunsen burner, and the distilled drops were condensing into a two-litre measure. — Arthur Conan Doyle, ‘The Naval Treaty’ (Norton 2005, p.670)

Partisiipin perfekti	retorted	Imperfekti	retorted
Partisiipin preesens	retorting	Monikko	retorts
Yksikön kolmannen persoonan indikatiivin preesens	retorts	Yksikön kolmannen persoonan indikatiivin preesens	retorteth (vanhahtava)

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