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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.
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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.
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

test′ tube`


n.
a hollow cylinder of thin glass with one end closed, used in laboratory experimentation and analysis.
[1840–50]

test′-tube`



adj.
produced in or as if in a test tube; synthetic or experimental.
[1885–90]
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test tube

(tĕst)
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.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
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
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Translations
zkumavka
reagensglas
koeputki
epruveta
試験管
시험관
epruveta
provrör
หลอดทดลอง
ống nghiệm

test tube

n (Chem) → provetta
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

test tube

→ أُنْبُوبُ اِخْتِبَار 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
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

test tube

n tubo de ensayo
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