noun
- Plural of buret; graduated glass tubes with a tap at one end, used in laboratories for delivering known volumes of a liquid, especially in titration.
Usage: Also spelled 'burettes' (British English).; Common in chemistry and analytical laboratory settings.
Examples
- The chemistry lab was equipped with several burets for precise liquid measurement.
- Students learned to read the meniscus on the burets to ensure accurate titration.
- The burets were carefully calibrated before the experiment began.
- She filled the burets with the standard solution and began the titration process.
- Proper handling of burets is essential to avoid parallax errors in measurements.