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Gerber tube

Gerber tube noun: a type of butyrometer (used to estimate the proportion of butterfat in milk).

Noun

Gerber tube (plural Gerber tubes)

  1. a type of butyrometer (used to estimate the proportion of butterfat in milk)

Forms of Gerber tube

pluralGerber tubes

Origin of Gerber tube

Named after Niklaus Gerber.

Questions about Gerber tube

What does Gerber tube mean?
Gerber tube means a type of butyrometer (used to estimate the proportion of butterfat in milk).
What part of speech is Gerber tube?
Gerber tube is a noun.
What is the plural of Gerber tube?
The plural of Gerber tube is Gerber tubes.

Words near Gerber tube in the dictionary

  1. gerb
  2. gerbe
  3. Gerber
  4. Gerber sandwich
  5. Gerber sandwiches
  6. Gerber tube
  7. Gerber tubes
  8. gerbera
  9. gerberas
  10. Gerbert
  11. gerbes

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