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# pipette

«pipette» in Mova's school dictionary: **noun: A thin glass or plastic tube used in science to…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a pipette, pipettes); verb (pipette, pipettes, pipetted, pipetting)

### meaning for a pupil

1) noun: A thin glass or plastic tube used in science to measure or move small amounts of liquid, drop by drop. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pipette/#m1)

2) verb: To move liquid with a pipette. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pipette/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In science lessons, a pipette (or dropper) adds a few drops of indicator or water exactly. Squeeze the bulb, dip it, then release to suck up liquid; squeeze gently to let out drops. Accurate measuring makes a fair test.

### examples

- Use the pipette to add three drops of iodine. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pipette/#x1)
- She pipetted the liquid into the test tube. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pipette/#x2)
- A pipette helps you measure small amounts. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pipette/#x3)
- Squeeze the pipette gently to let out one drop. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pipette/#x4)
- The scientist used a plastic pipette. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pipette/#x5)
- Wash the pipette before using another liquid. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pipette/#x6)

### note

Countable. Spelling: pipette, with double t and -ette (as in "cassette"). Pronounced "pi-PET". US also "pipet". In maths and science, measure in millilitres (ml): 1 ml is about 20 drops.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «pipette» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pipette/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.