burette
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of burette
1475–85; < French: cruet, burette ( Old French biurete ), equivalent to buire ewer, flagon (perhaps < Frankish *būrja receptacle, akin to Germanic *būr- hut; see bower 1) + -ette -ette
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From the reading of the burette the lead is calculated.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" by Various
If the burette is filled from the top, the float rises with aggravating slowness, and this is its chief disadvantage.
From A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. by Cornelius Beringer
The bottle containing the standard solution is connected with the burette by a syphon arrangement through the glass tube and T-piece.
From A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. by Cornelius Beringer
Next, a standard solution of the metal being estimated is run in from a burette, the mixture being stirred after each addition until the colour approaches that of the assay.
From A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. by Cornelius Beringer
Fill an ordinary burette with the weaker standard salt solution, and run 1 c.c. into the assay bottle, letting it run down the side so that it forms a layer resting on the assay solution.
From A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. by Cornelius Beringer
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