test tube
test tube
Definition
test tube
noun
a tube of thin, transparent glass closed at one end, used in chemical experiments, etc.
test-tube
Definition
test·-tube (test′to̵̅o̅b′, -tyo̵̅o̅b′)
adjective
- made in or as in a test tube; experimental
- produced by artificial insemination a test-tube baby
test tube
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- baby: Selected objects have ranged from a psychiatrists couch and test tube baby to the rocket and a toothbrush.
- study: Another ' disappeared ' category are animals bred and killed so that their body parts can be in test tube studies.
- experiment: Look back at the locust in a test tube experiment.
- research: A modified form of vitamin A has been reported to work synergistically with chemotherapy in test tube research.
- reaction: Enantiomers behave in the same way in ordinary test tube reactions.
test tube Quotes
The difference between writing a book and being on television is the difference between conceiving a child and having a baby made in a test tube.
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