pipette

or pi·pet

[ pahy-pet, pi- ]

/ paɪˈpɛt, pɪ- /

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noun

a slender graduated tube used in a laboratory for measuring and transferring quantities of liquids from one container to another.

verb (used with object), pi·pet·ted, pi·pet·ting.

to measure or transfer a quantity of a liquid with a pipette.

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Origin of pipette

From French, dating back to 1830–40; see origin at pipe¹, -ette

Words nearby pipette

piperonyl butoxide, pipe snake, pipes of Pan, pipestem, pipestone, pipette, pipe up, pipe vine, pipewort, pipe wrench, pipi

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How to use pipette in a sentence

The only problem is that they don’t have enough pipette tips due to a national shortage.
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Take a sterile capillary pipette (Fig. 13, c); break off the sealed extremity with a pair of sterile forceps.
The Elements of Bacteriological Technique|John William Henry Eyre
With another pipette run in an equal quantity of the caustic soda solution.
The Elements of Bacteriological Technique|John William Henry Eyre
(c) Bent syphon tube, with pipette nozzle attached by means of rubber tubing and fitted with pinch-cock.
The Elements of Bacteriological Technique|John William Henry Eyre

Transfer the washed cells to a sterile capsule by means of a sterile pipette.
The Elements of Bacteriological Technique|John William Henry Eyre
Open the thorax with all aseptic precautions, and collect as much blood as possible from the heart with a sterile Pasteur pipette.
The Elements of Bacteriological Technique|John William Henry Eyre

British Dictionary definitions for pipette

pipette

/ (pɪˈpɛt) /

noun

a calibrated glass tube drawn to a fine bore at one end, filled by sucking liquid into the bulb, and used to transfer or measure known volumes of liquid

verb

(tr) to transfer or measure out (a liquid) using a pipette

Word Origin for pipette

C19: via French: little pipe, from pipe pipe 1

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