PIPETTE


Meaning of PIPETTE in English

/ pɪˈpet; NAmE paɪˈp-/ noun

( technical ) a narrow tube used in a laboratory for measuring or transferring small amounts of liquids

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 19th cent.: from French , literally little pipe , diminutive of pipe .

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