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- [pahy-pet, pi-]
- /paɪˈpɛt, pɪ-/
- /pɪˈpet/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pahy-pet, pi-]
- /paɪˈpɛt, pɪ-/
Definitions of pipette word
- noun pipette a slender graduated tube used in a laboratory for measuring and transferring quantities of liquids from one container to another. 1
- verb with object pipette to measure or transfer a quantity of a liquid with a pipette. 1
- noun pipette measuring tube 1
- noun pipette a calibrated glass tube drawn to a fine bore at one end, filled by sucking liquid into the bulb, and used to transfer or measure known volumes of liquid 0
- verb pipette to transfer or measure out (a liquid) using a pipette 0
- noun pipette a slender pipe or tube into which small amounts of liquids are taken up by suction, as for measuring 0
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Origin of pipette
First appearance:
before 1830 One of the 36% newest English words
From French, dating back to 1830-40; See origin at pipe1, -ette
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Parts of speech for Pipette
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pipette popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
pipette usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for pipette
noun pipette
- cannula — a narrow tube for insertion into a bodily cavity, as for draining off fluid, introducing medication, etc
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