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EYE DROPPER
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
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:
dropper; eye dropper
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("eye 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)