pipette

noun

pi·​pette pī-ˈpet How to pronounce pipette (audio)
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

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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 Researchers sourced the blood from a local slaughterhouse and fed it to the bats using a pipette. Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024 Or, use the oil as a deep-conditioning treatment by rubbing a full pipette into the palms and smoothing the product through mid-lengths to ends. Jenny Berg, Vogue, 1 Nov. 2024 This then works like an acoustic pipette, blasting the mixture with sound waves. Michael Irving, New Atlas, 21 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for pipette 

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

Time Traveler
The first known use of pipette was in 1839

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“Pipette.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pipette. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

pipette

noun
pi·​pette pī-ˈpet How to pronounce pipette (audio)
: 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
: 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
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