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    PIPETTE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    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 tubeplay

    Synonyms:

    pipet; pipette

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

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

    measuring device; measuring instrument; measuring system (instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pipette"):

    dropper; eye dropper (pipet consisting of a small tube with a vacuum bulb at one end for drawing liquid in and releasing it a drop at a time)

     II. (verb) 

    Sense 1

    Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb pipette

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