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Pipette

//paɪˈpɛt// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    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.
  2. 2
    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 wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To transfer or measure the volume of a liquid using a pipette.

    "Thereʼs another man near him, pipetting something into a series of small glass vials."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From French pipette, from pipe + -ette.

Etymology 2

From French pipette, from pipe + -ette.

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