burette

or bu·ret

[ byoo-ret ]

/ byʊˈrɛt /

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noun Chemistry.

a graduated glass tube, commonly having a stopcock at the bottom, used for accurately measuring or measuring out small quantities of liquid.

Origin of burette

1475–85; <French: cruet, burette (Old French biurete), equivalent to buire ewer, flagon (perhaps <Frankish *būrja receptacle, akin to Germanic *būr- hut; see bower¹) + -ette-ette

Words nearby burette

Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Mines, Bureau of the Census, burelé, burette, burg, burgage, Burgas, burgee, Burgenland

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Example sentences from the Web for burette

The first burette was invented by Gay-Lussac, a drawing of whose instrument is given below.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley
The tip of the burette is allowed to fill before the readings are made, which are from the lowest point or meniscus.
Human Foods and Their Nutritive Value|Harry Snyder
The amount of alkali that has been used can be determined from the burette.
The Book of Cheese|Charles Thom and Walter Warner Fisk
The size of the bore-hole is measured by filling the cavity with water from a burette.
Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. LXX, Dec. 1910|Herbert M. Wilson

The flow of liquid into the burette is controlled by the clip.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines.|Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob Beringer

British Dictionary definitions for burette

burette

US buret

/ (bjʊˈrɛt) /

noun

a graduated glass tube with a stopcock on one end for dispensing and transferring known volumes of fluids, esp liquids

Word Origin for burette

C15: from French: cruet, oil can, from Old French buire ewer, of Germanic origin; compare Old English būc pitcher, belly

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for burette

burette

n.

A uniform-bore tube with fine gradations and a stopcock at the bottom, used especially in laboratory procedures for accurate fluid dispensing and measurement.

Scientific definitions for burette

burette

[ byu-rĕt′ ]

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.

单词	burette
释义	burette or bu·ret [ byoo-ret ] / byʊˈrɛt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR burette ON THESAURUS.COM noun Chemistry. a graduated glass tube, commonly having a stopcock at the bottom, used for accurately measuring or measuring out small quantities of liquid. Origin of burette 1475–85; <French: cruet, burette (Old French biurete), equivalent to buire ewer, flagon (perhaps <Frankish būrja receptacle, akin to Germanic būr- hut; see bower¹) + -ette-ette Words nearby burette Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Mines, Bureau of the Census, burelé, burette, burg, burgage, Burgas, burgee, Burgenland Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for burette The first burette was invented by Gay-Lussac, a drawing of whose instrument is given below. Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I\|Arnold Cooley The tip of the burette is allowed to fill before the readings are made, which are from the lowest point or meniscus. Human Foods and Their Nutritive Value\|Harry Snyder The amount of alkali that has been used can be determined from the burette. The Book of Cheese\|Charles Thom and Walter Warner Fisk The size of the bore-hole is measured by filling the cavity with water from a burette. Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. LXX, Dec. 1910\|Herbert M. Wilson The flow of liquid into the burette is controlled by the clip. A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines.\|Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob Beringer British Dictionary definitions for burette burette US buret / (bjʊˈrɛt) / noun a graduated glass tube with a stopcock on one end for dispensing and transferring known volumes of fluids, esp liquids Word Origin for burette C15: from French: cruet, oil can, from Old French buire ewer, of Germanic origin; compare Old English būc pitcher, belly Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to burette jug, flask, urn, vase, can, bottle, vessel, basin, pot, beaker, crock, decanter, pitcher, flagon, chalice, ewer, vat, cruet, tun Medical definitions for burette burette n. A uniform-bore tube with fine gradations and a stopcock at the bottom, used especially in laboratory procedures for accurate fluid dispensing and measurement. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for burette burette [ byu-rĕt′ ] 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. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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burette

or bu·ret

noun Chemistry.

Origin of burette

Words nearby burette

Example sentences from the Web for burette

British Dictionary definitions for burette

US buret

noun

Word Origin for burette

Words related to burette

Medical definitions for burette

n.

Scientific definitions for burette