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drop·per

(drŏp′ər)

One that drops, especially a small tube with a suction bulb at one end for drawing in a liquid and releasing it in drops.

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dropper

(ˈdrɒpə)

1. (Tools) a small tube having a rubber bulb at one end for drawing up and dispensing drops of liquid

2. a person or thing that drops

3. (Angling) angling a short length of monofilament by which a fly is attached to the main trace or leader above the tail fly

4. Austral and NZ a batten attached to the top wire of a fence to keep the wires apart

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drop•per

(ˈdrɒp ər)

n.

1. one that drops.

2. a glass tube with a hollow rubber bulb at one end and a small opening at the other for drawing in a liquid and expelling it in drops; eyedropper.

[1690–1700]

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Noun

dropper - 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; "she used an eye dropper to administer medication to the eyes"

eye dropper

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

Translations

cuentagotas

contagocce

dropper

[ˈdrɒpəʳ] N (Med etc) → cuentagotas m inv

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

dropper

[ˈdrɒpə^r] n (for eye-drops) → compte-gouttes m inv

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

dropper

n (Med) → Pipette f; (on bottle) → Tropfer m

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

dropper

[ˈdrɒpəʳ] n (Med) → contagocce m inv

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

drop·per

n. gotero.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

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