burette

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The tip of the burette is allowed to fill before the readings are made, which are from the lowest point or meniscus.

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  1. noun A uniform-bore glass tube with fine gradations and a stopcock at the bottom, used especially in laboratory procedures for accurate fluid dispensing and measurement.

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  1. French, diminutive of buire, vase for liquors, from Old French, probably of Germanic origin.

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