burette

noun

bu·​rette byu̇-ˈret How to pronounce burette (audio)
variants or buret
: a graduated glass tube with a small aperture and stopcock for delivering measured quantities of liquid or for measuring the liquid or gas received or discharged

Word History

Etymology

French burette, from Old French bivrete cruet, from buire pitcher, perhaps of Germanic origin; akin to Old English būr storehouse, dwelling — more at bower

First Known Use

1836, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of burette was in 1836

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burette

noun
bu·​rette
variants or buret
byu̇-ˈret How to pronounce burette (audio)
: a graduated glass tube with a small aperture and stopcock for delivering measured quantities of liquid or for measuring the liquid or gas received or discharged

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