cu|vette

cu|vette
cu|vette «kyoo VEHT», noun.
1. a transparent tube or container used in laboratory work: »

The procedure consists of placing [the] reaction mixture in the cuvette of a light measuring instrument (New Scientist). Naturally lit enclosures called cuvettes were used to surround small ecological systems (L. G. Morris and G. A. Carpenter).

2. an ornamental basin of pottery, porcelain, or the like.
[< French cuvette (diminutive) < cuve vat < Latin cūpa tub]

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