test-tube
[ test-toob, -tyoob ]
/ ˈtɛstˌtub, -ˌtyub /
adjective
produced in or as if in a test tube; synthetic or experimental.
Origin of test-tube
First recorded in 1885–90
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Definition for test-tube (2 of 2)
test tube
noun
a hollow cylinder of thin glass with one end closed, used in chemical and biological experimentation and analysis.
Origin of test tube
First recorded in 1840–50
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British Dictionary definitions for test-tube
test tube
noun
a cylindrical round-bottomed glass tube open at one end: used in scientific experiments
(modifier)
made synthetically in, or as if in, a test tube
a test-tube product
Medical definitions for test-tube (1 of 2)
test-tube
adj.
Produced or cultivated in a test tube.
Conceived by or developed from fertilization in laboratory apparatus or by artificial insemination.
Medical definitions for test-tube (2 of 2)
test tube
n.
A clear, cylindrical glass tube usually open at one end and rounded at the other, used in laboratory experimentation.
Scientific definitions for test-tube
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.