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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 ("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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