medicine dropper

American

[med-uh-sin drop-er] / ˈmɛd ə sɪn ˌdrɒp ər /

noun

a dropper, often one used to dispense medicine.

Empty the measured dose from the medicine dropper into a small glass of water, milk, or juice.

Etymology

Origin of medicine dropper

First recorded in 1800–10

Example Sentences

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Bitters are added to drinks using a medicine dropper instead of a dasher bottle.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 21, 2022

The flavorless gravy prompted us to dole out habanero hot sauce recklessly from a small bottle fitted with a medicine dropper.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 30, 2017

One foster family had a five-year-old boy who put his medicine dropper in his shoe.

From The Guardian • May 17, 2017

Each tube foot resembles a medicine dropper, with a bulb-shaped ampulla at the top and an extension called a podium at the bottom.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

The filling station man went inside and came back with a medicine dropper.

From "Stuart Little" by E.B. White

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