[ pɪ'pɛt ]
■ noun a slender tube with a bulb at one end, filled by sucking liquid into the tube, used for transferring or measuring out quantities of the liquid.
■ verb pour or draw off using a ~.
Origin
C19: from Fr., lit. 'little pipe'.
[ pɪ'pɛt ]
■ noun a slender tube with a bulb at one end, filled by sucking liquid into the tube, used for transferring or measuring out quantities of the liquid.
■ verb pour or draw off using a ~.
Origin
C19: from Fr., lit. 'little pipe'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004