noun / verb
pipette
pie-PET/paɪˈpet/
A slender tube for measuring or transferring liquid, or to use such a tube.
A lab worker uses a graduated pipette to transfer liquid into a vial.
Etymology
The pieces mean “little tube.” That description became the name of a narrow instrument used to withdraw and transfer small quantities of fluid.
In context
your wet mountain slide one regular slide one cover slip one disposable pipette and you'll need your microorganisms next gently squeeze the pipette Bowl to draw the sample into the pipette
More examples
- The marks on the pipette show the volume of liquid.
- She pipettes a small sample into each test tube.
- We pipetted the solution carefully to avoid introducing bubbles.
Forms
pipette · pipettes · pipetted · pipetting · pipeted · pipeting
Similar words
- dropper
- Dispenses liquid in drops, usually without precise volume measurement.
- syringe
- Draws in or dispenses liquid using a plunger.