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drop·per

 (drŏp′ər)
n.
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)
n
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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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.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 timedropper - 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"
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
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Translations

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

[ˈdrɒpər] 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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