cuvette: Meaning and Definition of

cu•vette

Pronunciation: (k-vet', ky-), [key]
— n.
  1. Also calleda gemstone with a raised, cameolike figure or design carved on its hollowed surface.
  2. a tube or vessel used in laboratory experimentation.
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