| 释义 |
pi·pette
I. noun
also pi·pet \(ˈ)pī|pet sometimes pə̇ˈp-; usu -ed.+V\
(-s)
Etymology: French pipette, diminutive of pipe — more at pipe (cask)
1. : a small piece of apparatus with which fluids are transferred, measured, or absorbed (as in chemical operations) and which in the simplest form consists of a narrow glass tube into which the liquid is drawn up by suction and in which it is retained by closing the upper end — compare burette, dropper 4a
2. : a funnel-shaped arrangement inserted near the middle of a barometer with the small end down to prevent air bubbles from rising to the top
II. transitive verb
also pipet \“\
(pipetted ; pipetted ; pipetting ; pipettes also pipets)
: to transfer, draw off, measure, or apply with a pipette |