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View synonyms for burette
burette
or bu·ret
[ byoo-ret ]
noun
, Chemistry.
- a graduated glass tube, commonly having a stopcock at the bottom, used for accurately measuring or measuring out small quantities of liquid.
burette
/ bjʊˈrɛt /
noun
- a graduated glass tube with a stopcock on one end for dispensing and transferring known volumes of fluids, esp liquids
burette
/ by-rĕt′ /
- A graduated glass tube having a tapered bottom with a valve. It is used especially in laboratories to pour a measured amount of liquid from one container into another.
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of burette1
C15: from French: cruet, oil can, from Old French buire ewer, of Germanic origin; compare Old English būc pitcher, belly
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Example Sentences
On running the solution from the burette into the assay, do not let it run down the side of the flask.
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The accuracy of the reading of a burette is sensibly increased by the use of an Erdmann float.
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Then run out cautiously until the level of the liquid in the burette stands at zero.
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If the burette is filled from the top, the float rises with aggravating slowness, and this is its chief disadvantage.
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A convenient plan for filling a burette from below is shown in fig. 30.
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