pipette

noun

pi·​pette pī-ˈpet 

variants or less commonly pipet

: a small piece of apparatus which typically consists of a narrow tube into which fluid is drawn by suction (as for dispensing or measurement) and retained by closing the upper end

pipette verb

or less commonly pipet

Examples of pipette in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Editor's tip: Rather than applying all over your hair, the brand recommends targeting breakage and split ends with the pipette and massaging the residual product into your hair. —Marci Robin, Allure, 21 Dec. 2024

Instead of manual assembly, HITS-Bio employs a four-by-four array of pipette nozzles that are digitally directed to move in three dimensions, all while also handling multiple spheroids at once. —Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 4 Dec. 2024

Holding a pipette carefully in one hand, Laxamana talked through the radio to troubleshoot the problem. —Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024

Three flat pouch bottles, two pump bottles, a spray bottle, two mini jars, plus a small spatula, pipette and funnel, round out the kit, which also comes with a pouch for carrying. —Catherine Garcia, theweek, 12 Nov. 2024

Word History

Etymology

French pipette, diminutive of pipe pipe, cask, from Vulgar Latin *pipa, *pippa pipe

First Known Use

1839, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

pipette

noun

pi·​pette pī-ˈpet 

: a device for measuring and transferring small volumes of liquid that typically consists of a narrow glass tube into which the liquid is drawn by suction and kept by blocking the upper end

pipette verb

Medical Definition

pipette

noun

pi·​pette

variants also pipet

pī-ˈpet 

: a small piece of apparatus which typically consists of a narrow tube into which fluid is drawn by suction (as for dispensing or measurement) and retained by closing the upper end

pipette verb

also pipet

pipetted; pipetting