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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

  1. made in or as in a test tube; experimental
  2. 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.

—Mailer, Norman Kingsley