burette

or bu·ret

[ byoo-ret ]

noun

, Chemistry.

1. a graduated glass tube, commonly having a stopcock at the bottom, used for accurately measuring or measuring out small quantities of liquid.

burette

/ bjʊˈrɛt /

noun

1. a graduated glass tube with a stopcock on one end for dispensing and transferring known volumes of fluids, esp liquids

burette

/ by-rĕt′ /

1. A graduated glass tube having a tapered bottom with a valve. It is used especially in laboratories to pour a measured amount of liquid from one container into another.

Word History and Origins

Origin of burette¹

1475–85; < French: cruet, burette ( Old French biurete ), equivalent to buire ewer, flagon (perhaps < Frankish *būrja receptacle, akin to Germanic *būr- hut; bower ¹ ) + -ette -ette

Word History and Origins

Origin of burette¹

C15: from French: cruet, oil can, from Old French buire ewer, of Germanic origin; compare Old English būc pitcher, belly

Example Sentences

Mercury is run in from a burette through the side-neck and applies pressure upon the film by gravity.

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A standardized solution of ammonium molybdate is then added from a burette.

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After having boiled for 3 to 4 minutes, N/4 caustic soda is added until the pink color just returns and the amount of caustic soda used is read on the burette.

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The alkalimeter is merely a graduated tube—a burette—with a stopcock at the lower extremity, from which the standard acid is dropped into water in which a known weight of the substance is dissolved.

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And subsequently when the burette is used, the volumes read from the scale on the burette must be corrected.

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