pipette /pi·pette/ (pi-pet´) [Fr.]
pipette
pipette (pipet´),
1. a glass or transparent plastic tube used in measuring or transferring small quantities of liquid or gas.
2. to dispense by means of a pipette.
pi·pette or pi·pet (p -p t )n. A narrow, usually calibrated glass tube into which small amounts of liquid are suctioned for transfer or measurement. |
pipette
[pīpet′, pipet′]
Etymology: Fr, little pipe
1 also called pipet. a calibrated transparent open-ended tube of glass or plastic used for measuring or transferring small quantities of a liquid or gas.
2 use of a pipette to dispense liquid.
pipette (pipet´),
n a glass tube, usually graduated, which is used in the laboratory to measure and move liquids.
pipette, pipet
[Fr.]
1. a volumetrically accurate glass or transparent plastic tube used in measuring or transferring small quantities of liquid or gas.
2. to dispense by means of a pipette.
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