dropper
noun
drop·per
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Definition of dropper
1
: one that drops
2
: a short glass or plastic tube fitted with a rubber bulb and used to measure liquids by drops
— called also eyedropper, medicine dropper
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Other Words from dropper
dropperful
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noun
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noun
Examples of dropper in a Sentence
He put drops in his eyes with a dropper.
Recent Examples on the Web
Fill your dropper with water, and squeeze a few drops on the sugar cube. — Scientific American, "Weathering Rocks," 8 Aug. 2019 To avoid a rush at the pharmacy, Capitol Wellness Solutions scheduled appointments for patients to pick up the liquid tinctures that will be the first medical marijuana product available — bottles that come with a dropper for patients to use. — Washington Post, "Louisiana launching medical marijuana after years of waiting," 6 Aug. 2019 To avoid a rush at the pharmacy, Capitol Wellness Solutions scheduled appointments for patients to pick up the liquid tinctures that will be the first medical marijuana product available — bottles that come with a dropper for patients to use. — Melinda Deslatte, BostonGlobe.com, "Louisiana launching medical marijuana after years of waiting," 6 Aug. 2019 Jameela Jamil, The Good Place While Tahani deserves an award for setting Drake and Ruth Bader Ginsberg up, Jamil equally deserves one for her portrayal of our favorite celebrity name-dropper. — Ew Staff, EW.com, "Emmys 2019: EW picks the dark-horse contenders who deserve nominations," 12 July 2019 Pepper is suspended in oil and salt is dissolved in water both added to food using dropper bottles. — Sarah-grace Mankarious, CNN, "Floating food: The history of eating in space," 19 July 2019 That means, for this recipe which serves about 12, go for 6 full droppers. — Marie Claire, "You Can Put CBD in That: Chocolatey Peanut Butter Brownies," 19 Apr. 2019 However, neurotechnologists need not grasp all of time’s mysteries in order to manipulate it, just as lucid dreamers and acid-droppers can get their kicks without quite understanding how. — Josh Wilbur, WIRED, "You Could Live Forever With This Sci-Fi Time Hack," 4 June 2019 For a 1,000mg vial, like this Rosebud oil, one full dropper is around 33mg; Try to aim for between 15-25mg per serving of the brownies. — Marie Claire, "You Can Put CBD in That: Chocolatey Peanut Butter Brownies," 19 Apr. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'dropper.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for dropper
dropper
noun
English Language Learners Definition of dropper
: a glass or plastic tube that is used to measure out liquids by drops
See the full definition for dropper in the English Language Learners Dictionary
dropper
noun
drop·per
| \ ˈdrä-pər
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Kids Definition of dropper
: a short tube with a rubber bulb used to measure out liquids by drops
dropper
noun
drop·per
| \ ˈdräp-ər
\
\
Medical Definition of dropper
: a short glass tube fitted with a rubber bulb and used to measure liquids by drops
— called also eyedropper, medicine dropper
Other Words from dropper
dropperful
\ -ˌfu̇l
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noun
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noun