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    DROPPER

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Pipet consisting of a small tube with a vacuum bulb at one end for drawing liquid in and releasing it a drop at a timeplay

    Example:

    she used an eye dropper to administer medication to the eyes

    Synonyms:

    dropper; eye dropper

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("dropper" is a kind of...):

    pipet; pipette (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)

    Derivation:

    drop (let or cause to fall in drops)

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