burette
or bu·ret
a graduated glass tube, commonly having a stopcock at the bottom, used for accurately measuring or measuring out small quantities of liquid.
Origin of burette
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How to use burette in a sentence
On running the solution from the burette into the assay, do not let it run down the side of the flask.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. | Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob BeringerThe accuracy of the reading of a burette is sensibly increased by the use of an Erdmann float.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. | Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob BeringerThen run out cautiously until the level of the liquid in the burette stands at zero.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. | Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob BeringerIf the burette is filled from the top, the float rises with aggravating slowness, and this is its chief disadvantage.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. | Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob BeringerA convenient plan for filling a burette from below is shown in fig. 30.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. | Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob Beringer
British Dictionary definitions for burette
US buret
/ (bjʊˈrɛt) /
a graduated glass tube with a stopcock on one end for dispensing and transferring known volumes of fluids, esp liquids
Origin of burette
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Scientific definitions for burette
[ byu-rĕt′ ]
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.
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