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pasteur pipette

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.16 in modern English

Syllables
pas-teur pipette
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An item of laboratory equipment consisting of a simple pipette with a very long, fine nose and a rubber bulb, used to draw small amounts of liquid from a chemical liquid or solution. Often used to separate two phases in a small sample.

Etymology

Named after the French scientist Louis Pasteur, who used them in his research.

Inflected Forms

Pasteur pipettes (plural)

Synonyms

pastette

Questions

What does pasteur pipette mean?
An item of laboratory equipment consisting of a simple pipette with a very long, fine nose and a rubber bulb, used to draw small amounts of liquid from a chemical liquid or solution. Often used to separate two phases in a small sample.
Where does pasteur pipette come from?
Named after the French scientist Louis Pasteur, who used them in his research.

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