loopful
(ˈluːpfʊl)
[f. loop n.1 + -ful.]
So much as is contained in a loop of (platinum) wire.
| 1896 Pop. Sci. Monthly Apr. 857 A pure culture..was prepared and a sterilized loopful deposited. 1901 Brit. Med. Jrnl. No. 2089/8 A loopful of this [fluid] is..mixed with ½ to 1 c. cm. of distilled water. |