n. Derived (yet distinct) from the term "socialite". a socially prominent person who is single. "Socially prominent" is to be active, well-known or standing out in social gatherings, such as parties, events, the nightlife scene (bars, lounges, nightclubs), etc. And to be "single" means having your Facebook status be "Single"--not "It's complicated" or "In an Open Relationship"--whether it's true or not.
In a laboratory setting, a singlette refers to a measurement that is being performed only once per sample in an experiment. It complements the terms duplicate and triplicate, where two and three replicate measurements would be performed per sample, respectively.
To quantify the PCR amplicons, we are running the standards in triplicates and the samples in singlettes.
A Singleterry is a lonely, lanky person who spends their time watching anime and jacking off to hentai. A Singleterry is known to be dull-minded and infertile.