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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

pipette
    n 1: measuring instrument consisting of a graduated glass tube
         used to measure or transfer precise volumes of a liquid by
         drawing the liquid up into the tube [syn: pipet,
         pipette]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Pipette \Pi*pette"\, n. [F., dim. of pipe.]
   A small glass tube, often with an enlargement or bulb in the
   middle, and usually graduated, -- used for transferring or
   delivering measured quantities.
   [1913 Webster]

Thesaurus Results for Pipette:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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