pipette

CEFRB2

/pɪˈpɛt/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A small tube used to measure and move liquid.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

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

Examples

  • Who broke thirteen test tubes, three volumetric flasks and a pipette in the laboratory?

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

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Also pronounced

  • /paɪˈpɛt/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  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.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The lab technician used a blank to measure 0.5 mL of reagent.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From French pipette, from pipe + -ette.