Burette (Noun)
Meaning
Measuring instrument consisting of a graduated glass tube with a tap at the bottom; used for titration.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The chemist carefully filled the burette with a precise amount of sodium hydroxide solution.
- A burette is typically used in acid-base titration experiments to measure the volume of the titrant.
- She slowly opened the tap on the burette to allow the solution to flow into the beaker.
- The measuring marks on the burette indicated that 25 milliliters of the solution had been dispensed.
- To perform the titration, he first filled the burette with the standard solution of hydrochloric acid.