autopipette

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noun

A mechanical pipette that can transfer measured amounts of a liquid automatically.

OriginEnglish pipette ← New Latin automaticus ← Classical Latin automatum →
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Meanings

nounautopipette (plural autopipettes)

plural autopipettes

  1. chemistryA mechanical pipette that can transfer measured amounts of a liquid automatically.

Origin

  1. Proto-Hellenic*autós
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
  3. Ancient Greekαὖ (aû)
  4. Ancient Greekτόν (tón)
  5. Ancient Greekαὐτός (autós)
  6. Ancient Greekαὐτο- (auto-)
  7. Proto-Indo-European*mn̥tós
  8. Proto-Hellenic*mətós
  9. Ancient Greekαὐτόμᾰτος (autómătos)
  10. Ancient Greekαὐτόμᾰτον (autómăton)
  11. Classical Latinautomatum
  12. New Latinautomaticus
  13. Englishautomaticclip.
  14. Englishauto-
  15. Englishpipette
  16. Englishautopipette

From auto- + pipette.

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APA

autopipette. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autopipette

MLA

“autopipette.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autopipette. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “autopipette,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autopipette.

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