Pipette

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /pɪˈpÉ›t/
• US enPR: pÄ«.pÄ•tʹ, IPA: /paɪˈpÉ›t/

Alternative forms

• pipet

Origin

From French pipette, from pipe + -ette.

Full definition of pipette

Noun

1. (sciences) A small glass tube, often with an enlargement or bulb in the middle, and usually graduated, used for transferring or delivering measured quantities of a liquid. from 19th c.

Verb

1. To transfer or measure the volume of a liquid using a pipette.