A small three-legged metal platform used in chemistry to support [[flask]]s and [[beaker]]s.  They're tall enough to allow an [[alcohol burner]] or [[Bunsen burner]] underneath for heating the container held above.

Four-legged stands for the same purpose may be included within this tag.

h4. See also

* [[Retort stand]]
* [[Tripod]]

h4. External links

* "Wikipedia: Tripod (laboratory)":[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tripod_(laboratory)]
tripod (laboratory)