cuvette

[ koo-vet, kyoo- ]

noun
  1. Also curvette. Also called chevee. a gemstone with a raised, cameolike figure or design carved on its hollowed surface.

  2. Chemistry. a tube or vessel used in laboratory experimentation.

Origin of cuvette

1
1670–80; <French, diminutive of cuve vat ≪ Latin cūpa.See cup, -ette

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cuvette

/ (kjuːˈvɛt) /


noun
  1. a shallow dish or vessel for holding liquid

Origin of cuvette

1
C17: from French, diminutive of cuve cask, from Latin cupa

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