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dropping bottle
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noun
a bottle with correlated lengthwise grooves in the neck and in the stopper, permitting a controlled flow of the liquid contents in the form of drops.
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Origin of dropping bottle
First recorded in 1820–30
Words nearby dropping bottle
dropped sole, dropped waist, dropper, dropper-in, dropping, dropping bottle, droppings, drop press, drop rudder, drops, drop scene
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How to use dropping bottle in a sentence
The dropping bottle, is the most useful apparatus for the purpose of getting small quantities of fluid.