Buret
a graduated glass tube, commonly having a stopcock at the bottom, used for accurately measuring or measuring out small quantities of liquid.
Historical Examples
Beasts, Men and Gods Ferdinand Ossendowski
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 Various
noun
a graduated glass tube with a stopcock on one end for dispensing and transferring known volumes of fluids, esp liquids
n.
burette
(by-rět’)
A graduated glass tube having a tapered bottom with a valve. It is used especially in laboratories to pour a measured amount of liquid from one container into another.
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