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pipette

American  
[pahy-pet, pi-] / paɪˈpɛt, pɪ- /
Or pipet

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 British  
/ 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

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verb

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

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pipette Scientific  
/ pī-pĕt′ /

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

Etymology

Origin of pipette

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

Example Sentences

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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 • Mar. 4, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2024

Whenever he saw standing water Gomes grabbed a hand pipette out of his bag and looked for larvae, which he collected in a white plastic container.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 15, 2024

Latex floating on the top of the remaining liquid is slurped up with a pipette and rinsed up to three times for purification, and then dried.

From Science Daily • Jan. 23, 2024

Headmarveller MacDonald pulled the cork from the bottle, inserted a pipette, and drew out a bit of the liquid.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

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