Meanings
plural Pasteur pipettes
- chemistryAn item of laboratory equipment consisting of a simple pipette with a very long, fine nose and a rubber bulb, used to draw small amounts of liquid from a chemical liquid or solution. Often used to separate two phases in a small sample.
Synonyms: pastette
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn item of laboratory equipment consisting of a simple pipette with a very long, fine nose and a rubber bulb, used to draw small amounts of liquid from a chemical liquid or solution. Often used to separate two phases in a small sample.
Origin
Named after the French scientist Louis Pasteur, who used them in his research.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish pasteur-pipetti
- pasteur-pipettian item of laboratory equipment
French pipette Pasteur
- pipette Pasteuran item of laboratory equipment
Japanese スポイト
- スポイト (supoito)an item of laboratory equipment
Korean 스포이트
- 스포이트 (seupoiteu)an item of laboratory equipment
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Pasteur pipette. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pasteur%20pipette
“Pasteur pipette.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pasteur%20pipette. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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