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DROPPER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Pipet consisting of a small tube with a vacuum bulb at one end for drawing liquid in and releasing it a drop at a time
Example:
she used an eye dropper to administer medication to the eyes
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("dropper" is a kind of...):
pipet; pipette (measuring instrument consisting of a graduated glass tube used to measure or transfer precise volumes of a liquid by drawing the liquid up into the tube)
Derivation:
drop (let or cause to fall in drops)
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