Meanings
nounGerber tube (plural Gerber tubes)
plural Gerber tubes
- a type of butyrometer (used to estimate the proportion of butterfat in milk)
Origin
Named after Niklaus Gerber.
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APA
Gerber tube. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gerber%20tube
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“Gerber tube.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gerber%20tube. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Gerber tube,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gerber%20tube.
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