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
Example Sentences
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Run in standard KOH solution from a burette until a faint pink tinge remains permanently.
From Human Foods and Their Nutritive Value by Snyder, Harry
The burette consists of two hollow tubes of glass.
From The Cultivation of The Native Grape, and Manufacture of American Wines by Husmann, George
Run in from a burette, slowly and with stirring, "magnesia mixture," using about 15 c.c. for each 0.1 gram of phosphoric oxide.
From A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. by Beringer, Cornelius
The permanganate of potassium solution is then run in from a stop-cock burette in the usual way until a faint pink tinge is obtained.
From A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. by Beringer, Cornelius
When the action has finished bring the liquid in the two vessels to the same level and read off the burette.
From A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. by Beringer, Cornelius
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