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Webster 1913 Edition


Burette


Bu-rette′

,
Noun.
[F., can, cruet, dim. of
buire
flagon.]
(Chem.)
An apparatus for delivering measured quantities of liquid or for measuring the quantity of liquid or gas received or discharged. It consists essentially of a graduated glass tube, usually furnished with a small aperture and stopcock.

Definition 2024


burette

burette

See also: Bürette

English

Alternative forms

Noun

burette (plural burettes)

  1. (chemistry) A glass tube with fine gradations and a stopcock at the bottom, used in laboratory procedures for accurate fluid dispensing and titration.

Translations


French

Noun

burette f (plural burettes)

  1. oilcan
  2. (chemistry) burette
  3. (religion) cruet used to keep wine and water for Eucharist

Italian

Noun

burette f

  1. plural of buretta