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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: measuring instrument consisting of a graduated glass tube with a tap at the bottom; used for titration [syn: burette, buret]

Merriam Webster's

or buret noun Etymology: French burette, from Old French bivrete cruet, from buire pitcher, perhaps of Germanic origin; akin to Old English b?r storehouse, dwelling — more at bower Date: 1836 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

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. (US buret) a graduated glass tube with an end-tap for measuring small volumes of liquid in chemical analysis. Etymology: F

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Burette Bu*rette", n. [F., can, cruet, dim. of buire flagon.] (Chem.) 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.