PIPETTE

pipet, pipette

(noun) measuring instrument consisting of a graduated glass tube used to measure or transfer precise volumes of a liquid by drawing the liquid up into the tube

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

pipette (plural pipettes)

(sciences) A small tube, often with an enlargement or bulb in the middle, and usually graduated, used for transferring or delivering measured quantities of a liquid. [from 19th c.]

Verb

pipette (third-person singular simple present pipettes, present participle pipetting, simple past and past participle pipetted)

To transfer or measure the volume of a liquid using a pipette.

Source: Wiktionary


Pi*pette", n. Etym: [F., dim. of pipe.]

Definition: A small glass tube, often with an enlargement or bulb in the middle, and usually graduated, -- used for transferring or delivering measured quantities.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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