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English
Etymology
Borrowed from French cuvette.
Pronunciation
Noun
cuvette (plural cuvettes)
- a pot, bucket, or basin, in which molten plate glass is carried from the melting pot to the casting table
- (military) a cunette
- (analytical chemistry) a small vessel with at least two flat and transparent sides, used to hold a liquid sample to be analysed in the light path of a spectrometer
2015 August 15, “Spatial and Temporal Control of Cavitation Allows High In Vitro Transfection Efficiency in the Absence of Transfection Reagents or Contrast Agents”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:The cell / DNA mixtures were nucleoporated in 1 cm transfection cuvettes according to a predefined program on the Nucleofactor.
- an inner lid of a timepiece
Derived terms
Translations
a cunette; in fortification
French
Etymology
From cuve + -ette.
Pronunciation
Noun
cuvette f (plural cuvettes)
- basin, bowl; washbowl
- basin, washbasin (in bathroom)
- pan (of toilet)
- (photography) dish
- (geology) basin
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