Definition of burette Burette

bu•rette

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What does burette mean?

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Noun

Plural: burettes

burette - measuring instrument consisting of a graduated glass tube with a tap at the bottom; used for titration
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  • burette (Noun)
    A glass tube with fine gradations and a stopcock at the bottom, used in laboratory procedures for accurate fluid dispensing and titration.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • burette (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.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • burette
    A vertical cylindrical piece of laboratory glassware with a volumetric graduation on its full length and a precision tap, or stopcock, on the bottom.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • burette
    bū-ret′, n. a flask-shaped vessel for holding liquids, an altar-cruet. [Fr.]

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  • A burette is a vertical tube-like instrument, used to measure and separate known amounts of liquids in laboratories. Burettes are very precise and one can measure the volume of a fluid with the precision of ±0.05 mL with them.

    History.

    Francois Antoine Henri Descroizilles developed the first burette on 1971. Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac invented a more complete burette later.

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