PIPETTE
Dictionary entry overview: What does pipette mean? • PIPETTE (noun)
The noun PIPETTE has 1 sense:
1. measuring instrument consisting of a graduated glass tube used to measure or transfer precise volumes of a liquid by drawing the liquid up into the tube
Familiarity information: PIPETTE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• PIPETTE (noun)
Meaning:
Measuring instrument consisting of a graduated glass tube used to measure or transfer precise volumes of a liquid by drawing the liquid up into the tube
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
pipet; pipette
Hypernyms ("pipette" is a kind of...):
measuring device; measuring instrument; measuring system (instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pipette"):
dropper; eye dropper (pipet consisting of a small tube with a vacuum bulb at one end for drawing liquid in and releasing it a drop at a time)
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