/ 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 .
/ 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 .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005