Pipet:
n., v. –pet•ted, -pet•ting. n.
1. a slender graduated tube for measuring liquids or transferring them from one container to another.
v.t.
2. to measure or transfer with a pipette. [The Free Dictionary]
I thought pipet was a typo! Noted in “The Paquimé Enigma,” Elizabeth Lunday, American Archaeology (winter ♦ 2019-20, print only), picture caption:
A researcher pipets a small amount of liquid in preparation for quantifying the amount of DNA in a samples taken from human remains found in the Casas Grandes region.
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