micropipette

noun

mi·​cro·​pi·​pette ˌmī-krō-pī-ˈpet 

variants or micropipet

1

: a pipette for the measurement of minute volumes

2

: a small and extremely fine-pointed pipette used in making microinjections

Examples of micropipette in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Instead of a rubber bulb at the end that is squeezed and released to suck up liquid, pipette tips attach to a micropipette apparatus that the scientist can set to pick up a specific volume of liquid, usually measured in microliters. —Theresa MacHemer, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Apr. 2021

The requirements of embryo injection are minimal: a microinjector, micropipette, and microscope. —Josiah Zayner, STAT, 2 Jan. 2020

Using the bacterial quirk that is Crispr, scientists have essentially given anyone with a micropipette and an internet connection the power to manipulate the genetic code of any living thing. —Wired, 4 Oct. 2019

Word History

First Known Use

1918, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Medical Definition

micropipette

1 of 2 noun

mi·​cro·​pi·​pette

variants also micropipet

-pī-ˈpet 

1

: a pipette for the measurement of minute volumes

2

: a small and extremely fine-pointed pipette used in making microinjections

micropipette

2 of 2 transitive verb

micropipetted; micropipetting

: to measure or inject by means of a micropipette