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
verb
2. (transitive)
to transfer or measure out (a liquid) using a pipette
Word origin
C19: via French: little pipe, from pipepipe1
pipette in American English
(pɪˈpɛt; paɪˈpɛt) or piˈpet (pɪˈpɛt; paɪˈpɛt)
noun
1.
a slender pipe or tube into which small amounts of liquids are taken up by suction, as for measuring
verb transitiveWord forms: piˈpetted or piˈpetting
2.
to remove, transfer, or measure (liquid) by means of a pipette