pipette
Definitions of pipette
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a small tube
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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 tubetypes:compte-gouttespipet consisting of a small tube with a vacuum bulb at one end for drawing liquid in and releasing it a drop at a timetype of:instrument de mesure, mesureurinstrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something
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Power Suffix: -ette
A borrowing from Middle French, -ette is a diminutive suffix. There are two widely used senses of this suffix: the first denotes the smallness of an object and the second refers to a woman carrying out the role of the root word.
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