pipette
/paɪˈpɛt/
noun
- A thin glass or plastic tube used in science to measure and move small amounts of liquid.
- The lab technician used a pipette to add exactly 2 milliliters of water to the test tube.
- She carefully squeezed the bulb on the pipette to draw up the blue liquid.
- In chemistry class, we learned how to hold a pipette and transfer liquids without spilling.
Synonyms
verb
- To measure or transfer a small amount of liquid using a pipette.
- The scientist pipetted the solution into each small vial for the experiment.
- He pipetted exactly 50 microliters of the enzyme into the reaction tube.
- You need to pipette the sample slowly to avoid creating bubbles.