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Definition of pipette

pipette

/paɪˈpɛt/
pi · pette
Plural:pipettes
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Past Simple:pipetted
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Past Participle:pipetted
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Present Participle:pipetting
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pipette Lexical Profile

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• noun

1

A slender, often graduated glass or plastic tube used in laboratories for measuring and transferring small, precise volumes of liquid by suction.

Example

"The chemist used a calibrated pipette to transfer exactly five milliliters of the reagent into the flask."

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• verb

1

To measure, draw up, or transfer a liquid using a pipette.

Example

"She carefully pipetted the DNA samples into the wells of the gel electrophoresis tray."

• Rhymes for pipette

• Nearby Words

pipelike
pipeline
piper
pipette
pipework
pipeworks
piping

Word Origin & Etymology

Borrowed in the early 19th century from French pipette, a diminutive of pipe ('pipe, tube'), ultimately from Vulgar Latin pipare ('to chirp or peep').

Usage Trend

Historical frequency of usage in published text.

180019102020
Data source: Google Books Ngram Viewer

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Pipette. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/pipette
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