pipette
/pɪˈpɛt/US/paɪˈpɛt/
pipette noun: a small tube, often with an enlargement or bulb in the middle, and usually graduated, used for transferring or delivering measured quantities of a liquid.
Noun
pipette (plural pipettes)
Verb
pipette (third-person singular simple present pipettes, present participle pipetting, simple past and past participle pipetted)
- To transfer or measure the volume of a liquid using a pipette.
- Thereʼs another man near him, pipetting something into a series of small glass vials.2016, N. K. Jemisin, The Obelisk Gate, Orbit, page 95
pipette meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Tagalog and Thai
pipette in Hindi
- small glass tube used for transferring liquid
- विंदुक vinduk
pipette in Tamil
- குழாயி, வடிக்குழல், உறியளவைக் குழாய், உறிஞ்சுக் குழல், பிப்பெட்
pipette in Tagalog
- small glass tube used for transferring liquid
- pipeta
pipette in Thai
- small glass tube used for transferring liquid
- ปิเปตต์
Forms of pipette
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | pipettes |
| alternative US | pipet |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | pipettes |
| present participle | pipetting |
| past participle | pipetted |
| past | pipetted |
Origin of pipette
From French pipette, from pipe + -ette.
Words formed from pipette
Words that rhyme with pipette
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- upset
- vignette
- whet
- sett
- cornet
- let
- manchette
- roulette
- yet
- cadet
- cassette
- collarette
- forget
- pet
- banquette
- met
- mignonette
- musette
- octet
- reset
- unset
- abet
- beget
- brunette
- cuvette
- debt
- dinette
- dudette
- duet
- minuet
- navette
- planchette
- quartet
- regret
- silhouette
- vinaigrette
- aid and abet
- amourette
- barrette
- bavette
- bet
- brett
- briquette
- corvette
- couchette
- enucleate
- fossette
- grisette
Questions about pipette
- What does pipette mean?
- Pipette means a small tube, often with an enlargement or bulb in the middle, and usually graduated, used for transferring or delivering measured quantities of a liquid.
- What is pipette in Hindi?
- Pipette in Hindi is विंदुक (vinduk). See Pipette meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is pipette?
- Pipette can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce pipette?
- Pipette is pronounced /pɪˈpɛt/ (UK).
- What is the plural of pipette?
- The plural of pipette is pipettes.
Words near pipette in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: pipette (page history and authors); pipette (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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