DROPPER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does dropper mean? 

• DROPPER (noun)
  The noun DROPPER has 1 sense:

1. 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

  Familiarity information: DROPPER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DROPPER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

dropper; eye dropper

Context example:

she used an eye dropper to administer medication to the eyes

Hypernyms ("dropper" is a kind of...):

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)

Derivation:

drop (let or cause to fall in drops)

 Context examples 

It includes preparations for which a dropper accompanies the bottle.

(Dispensing Bottle, NCI Thesaurus)

A unit of measure of volume defined as the amount of liquid dispensed as one drop from a dropper dispenser.

(Drop, NCI Thesaurus)

A bottle that has a device specifically intended for the application of a liquid in a drop by drop manner, or a device intended for the delivery of an exact dose (e.g., calibrated dropper for oral medications).

(Dropper Bottle, NCI Thesaurus)