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test tube
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test tube
n.
A clear, cylindrical glass tube usually open at one end and rounded at the other, used in laboratory experimentation.

test tube
n
1. (Chemistry) a cylindrical round-bottomed glass tube open at one end: used in scientific experiments
2. (Chemistry) (modifier) made synthetically in, or as if in, a test tube a test-tube product

test tube  (tst)
A cylindrical tube of clear glass, usually open at one end and rounded at the other, used as a container for small amounts of a substance in laboratory tests and experiments.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.test tube - glass tube closed at one endtest tube - glass tube closed at one end        
tube, tubing - conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases
Translations
test tube n (Chem) → provetta

test tube أنبوب اختبار zkumavka reagensglas Reagenzglas δοκιμαστικός σωλήνας probeta koeputki éprouvette epruveta provetta 試験管 시험관 reageerbuisje prøverør probówka tubo de ensaio пробирка provrör หลอดทดลอง deney tüpü ống nghiệm 试管


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Similar because the labs are still a mess, but the equipment has changed, out go the bubbling, colour changing test tubes and in come the micropipettes, 96 well plates and Eppendorf tubes.
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