droppernoun [ C ]
uk/ˈdrɒp.ər/us/ˈdrɑː.pɚ/a small tube with a rubber container at one end that is filled with air and allows liquid to be given out in separate drops
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Laboratory equipment
- bell jar
- Buchner funnel
- Bunsen burner
- burette
- calorimeter
- collecting flask
- condenser
- conical flask
- evaporating dish
- flame test
- flask
- graduated cylinder
- microscope
- oscilloscope
- particle accelerator
- pipette
- retort stand
- siphon
- test tube
- transducer
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Examples from literature
- A little vial lay there, and the medicine dropper and wine glass—waiting.
- Isn't it sweet? murmured the little missionary as she laid the weakling before the fire and fed it barley water with an ink dropper.
- The olive oil is placed on the scalp with a medicine dropper and thoroughly rubbed in with the fingers.
- The water may be applied with a small brush or a medicine dropper.