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Definition of Burette

1. Noun. Measuring instrument consisting of a graduated glass tube with a tap at the bottom; used for titration.

Definition of Burette

1. n. 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 of Burette

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

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Definition of Burette

1. a measuring tube [n -S]

Medical Definition of Burette

1. 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. Origin: F, can, cruet, dim. Of buire flagon. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Burette

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Standard Methods of Chemical Analysis: A Manual of Analytical Methods and by Wilfred Welday Scott (1922)
"This apparatus, designed by V. Horns for Suspending burette Scoffs Modification ... The burette is graduated in half cc. divisions, from 0 to 20 cc. ..."

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