A graduated pipette is a pipette with its volume, in increments, marked along the tube. It is used to accurately measure and transfer a volume of liquid from one container to another.[1] It is made from plastic or glass tubes and has a tapered tip. Along the body of the tube are graduation markings indicating volume from the tip to that point. A small pipette allows for more precise measurement of fluids; a larger pipette can be used to measure volumes when the accuracy of the measurement is less critical. Accordingly, pipettes vary in volume, with most measuring between 0 and 25.0 millilitres (0.00 and 0.88 imp fl oz; 0.00 and 0.85 US fl oz).[2]
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- ^ Nolte, Angela; Wisniewski, Dawn; Yunus, Saadia; Dusenbery, Ruth (2017). "Introduction to Pipettes" (PDF). The Science Learning Center. The University of Michigan-Dearborn. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2018.