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burette

or bu·ret

[ byoo-ret ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

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

Origin of burette¹

1475–85; < French: cruet, burette ( Old French biurete ), equivalent to buire ewer, flagon (perhaps < Frankish *būrja receptacle, akin to Germanic *būr- hut; bower ¹ ) + -ette -ette

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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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