pipette

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/pɪˈpɛt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pī pet′, pi-)

Inflections of 'pipette' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
pipettes
v 3rd person singular
pipetting
v pres p
pipetted
v past
pipetted
v past p

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
pi•pette  (pī pet′, pi-),USA pronunciation n., v., -pet•ted, -pet•ting. 
n. 
  1. Chemistrya slender graduated tube used in a laboratory for measuring and transferring quantities of liquids from one container to another.

v.t. 
  1. Chemistryto measure or transfer a quantity of a liquid with a pipette.
  • French; see pipe1, -ette
  • 1830–40

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
pipette /pɪˈpɛt/ n
  1. a calibrated glass tube drawn to a fine bore at one end, filled by sucking liquid into the bulb, and used to transfer or measure known volumes of liquid
 vb
  1. (transitive) to transfer or measure out (a liquid) using a pipette
Etymology: 19th Century: via French: little pipe, from pipe pipe1
'pipette' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
haemocytometer - micropipette - pipet

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