NYT Dictionary

PIPETTE

/paɪˈpɛt/
NounVerbpi-PETTEpi-pette · 2 syllablesGrade 9

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026

Meaning

A small tube, often with an enlargement or bulb in the middle, and usually graduated, used for transferring or delivering measured quantities of a liquid.

Etymology

Origin: French

From French pipette, from pipe + -ette.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

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NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 13 recorded puzzles:

+1 earlier appearances in the archive.

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