burette

or bu·ret

[ byoo-ret ]

/ byʊˈrɛt /

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noun Chemistry.

a graduated glass tube, commonly having a stopcock at the bottom, used for accurately measuring or measuring out small quantities of liquid.

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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 bower¹) + -ette-ette

Words nearby burette

Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Mines, Bureau of the Census, burelé, burette, burg, burgage, Burgas, burgee, Burgenland

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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 Beringer
The 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 Beringer
Then 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 Beringer
If 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 Beringer

A 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

burette

US buret

/ (bjʊˈrɛt) /

noun

a graduated glass tube with a stopcock on one end for dispensing and transferring known volumes of fluids, esp liquids

Word Origin for burette

C15: from French: cruet, oil can, from Old French buire ewer, of Germanic origin; compare Old English būc pitcher, belly

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Scientific definitions for burette

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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