burette

noun

bu·​rette byu̇-ˈret 

variants or buret

: a graduated glass tube with a small aperture and stopcock for delivering measured quantities of liquid or for measuring the liquid or gas received or discharged

Word History

Etymology

French burette, from Old French bivrete cruet, from buire pitcher, perhaps of Germanic origin; akin to Old English būr storehouse, dwelling — more at bower

First Known Use

1836, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

burette

noun

bu·​rette

variants or buret

byu̇-ˈret 

: a graduated glass tube with a small aperture and stopcock for delivering measured quantities of liquid or for measuring the liquid or gas received or discharged