pipette

Or pi·pet

[pahy-pet, pi-]

noun

1. a slender graduated tube used in a laboratory for measuring and transferring quantities of liquids from one container to another.

verb (used with object)

pipetted, pipetting 

1. to measure or transfer a quantity of a liquid with a pipette.

pipette

/ pɪˈpɛt /

noun

1. a calibrated glass tube drawn to a fine bore at one end, filled by sucking liquid into the bulb, and used to transfer or measure known volumes of liquid

verb

1. (tr) to transfer or measure out (a liquid) using a pipette

pipette

1. A graduated narrow glass tube, often with an enlarged bulb, used for transferring measured volumes of liquids.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pipette¹

From French, dating back to 1830–40; pipe ¹, -ette

Word History and Origins

Origin of pipette¹

C19: via French: little pipe, from pipe _pipe ¹

Example Sentences

It is exactly what she's trying to achieve - that way she can suck the venom from its fangs using a small pipette.

From BBC

He had a pipette for carefully measuring doses of the dangerous liquid.

From BBC

A disposable lancet must pierce the skin, before drops of blood can be sucked into a pipette, mixed with a chemical and placed in the test cassette.

From BBC

Using a pipette tip, the researchers could pick up tiny balls of cells and place them precisely where they self-assemble and create a solid tissue.

From Science Daily

Holding a pipette carefully in one hand, Laxamana talked through the radio to troubleshoot the problem.

From Los Angeles Times

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