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test tube
–noun
| a hollow cylinder of thin glass with one end closed, used in chemical and biological experimentation and analysis. |
Origin:
1840–50
1840–50
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[test-toob, -tyoob] 
test-tube
[test-toob, -tyoob] –adjective
| produced in or as if in a test tube; synthetic or experimental. |
Origin:
1885–90
1885–90
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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. |
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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The American Heritage Science Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| test tube
(těst) Pronunciation Key
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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test tube n.
A clear, cylindrical glass tube usually open at one end and rounded at the other, used in laboratory experimentation.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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Main Entry: test tube
Function: noun
: a plain or lipped tube usually of thin glass closed at one end and used especially in chemistry and biology
Main Entry: test tube
Function: noun
: a plain or lipped tube usually of thin glass closed at one end and used especially in chemistry and biology
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