n.
Variant: or bu · ret
Pronunciation: byu ̇ - ' ret
Function: noun
Etymology: French burette, from Old French bivrete cruet, from buire pitcher, perhaps of Germanic origin; akin to Old English b ū r storehouse, dwelling ― more at BOWER
Date: 1836
: 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