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Noun: pipette  pI'pet
  1. Measuring instrument consisting of a graduated glass tube used to measure or transfer precise volumes of a liquid by drawing the liquid up into the tube
    "The lab technician used a pipette to accurately measure the reagent";
    - pipet [US]
Verb: pipette  pI'pet
  1. To transfer or measure a precise volume of liquid using a pipette
    "The lab technician carefully pipetted the solution into the test tube"

Derived forms: pipettes, pipetting, pipetted

Type of: measuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system

Encyclopedia: Pipette