bu·rette also bu·ret (by -r t )n. A uniform-bore glass tube with fine gradations and a stopcock at the bottom, used especially in laboratory procedures for accurate fluid dispensing and measurement. [French, diminutive of buire, vase for liquors, from Old French, probably of Germanic origin.] |
burette US, buret [bjʊˈrɛt]
n
(Chemistry) a graduated glass tube with a stopcock on one end for dispensing and transferring known volumes of fluids, esp liquids
[from French: cruet, oil can, from Old French buire ewer, of Germanic origin; compare Old English būc pitcher, belly]
| burette (by-rt) A graduated glass tube having a tapered bottom with a valve. It is used especially in laboratories to pour a measured amount of liquid from one container into another. |
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| Noun | 1. |  burette - measuring instrument consisting of a graduated glass tube with a tap at the bottom; used for titrationmeasuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system - instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something |
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