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1) What do you think is correct for the past tense of act of using a pipet? a) I pipetted the solution last week. b) I piped the solution last
week.
2)What do you think is correct for the future tense of act of using a pipet? a)I will be pipetting these solutions tomorrow. b) I will be pipping these solutions tomorrow.
This link should answer your question.
http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/DictionaryResults.aspx?refid=1...
I also have to say that most dictionaries do not recognize the verb form or pipet (pipette) and like me would rather students only use the word as a noun. You do not pipet, you transfer or you measure or you deliver with a pipet. It is such an awkward word when you read pipetting. In the lab, you can use it as shorthand in speech, but I do not like it in writing.
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