/byoo ret"/ , n. Chem.
a graduated glass tube, commonly having a stopcock at the bottom, used for accurately measuring or measuring out small quantities of liquid.
Also, buret .
[ 1475-85; burette (OF biurete ), equiv. to buire ewer, flagon (perh. burja receptacle, akin to Gmc * bur- hut; see BOWER 1 ) + -ette -ETTE ]