: a small piece of apparatus which typically consists of a narrow tube into which fluid is drawn by suction (as for dispensing or measurement) and retained by closing the upper end
pipetteverb
or less commonly pipet
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebThe Nalgene company of Rochester, New York, began making plastic pipette holders for lab work in 1959. Andrew Freeman, Outside Online, 21 May 2012 To spread the mixture out, Zoll gently taps it with the tip of a pipette dipped in a surfactant—dish soap in this case. Joanna Thompson, Scientific American, 23 Mar. 2022 The anesthesiologist inserts a syringe into the pipette connected to the needle in your arm. Anna Altman, The New Republic, 11 Nov. 2021 The anesthesiologist inserts a syringe into the pipette connected to the needle in your arm. Anna Altman, The New Republic, 11 Nov. 2021 The anesthesiologist inserts a syringe into the pipette connected to the needle in your arm. Anna Altman, The New Republic, 11 Nov. 2021 The anesthesiologist inserts a syringe into the pipette connected to the needle in your arm. Anna Altman, The New Republic, 11 Nov. 2021 The anesthesiologist inserts a syringe into the pipette connected to the needle in your arm. Anna Altman, The New Republic, 11 Nov. 2021 The anesthesiologist inserts a syringe into the pipette connected to the needle in your arm. Anna Altman, The New Republic, 11 Nov. 2021 See More
Word History
Etymology
French pipette, diminutive of pipe pipe, cask, from Vulgar Latin *pipa, *pippa pipe