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pipette

/paɪˈpɛt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.28 in modern English

Syllables
pipette
IPA
/paɪˈpɛt/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small tube, often with an enlargement or bulb in the middle, and usually graduated, used for transferring or delivering measured quantities of a liquid.

verb

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

Example Sentences

Etymology

From French pipette, from pipe + -ette.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /paɪˈpɛt/
  • British English: /pɪˈpɛt/

Inflected Forms

pipettes (plural) pipet (alternative, US) pipettes (present, singular) pipetting (participle, present) pipetted (participle, past) pipetted (past)

Derived Forms

autopipette cytopipette femtopipette intrapipette macropipette micropipette multipipette nanopipette picopipette pipettor steripipette

Phrases

absorption pipette Mohr pipette Pasteur pipette

Frequently Paired Words

burette pipe

Synonyms

pipet

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce pipette?
The recorded pronunciation is /paɪˈpɛt/.
What does pipette mean?
A small tube, often with an enlargement or bulb in the middle, and usually graduated, used for transferring or delivering measured quantities of a liquid.
Where does pipette come from?
From French pipette, from pipe + -ette.

How to pronounce pipette

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