test tube

Narrow glass container

A test tube is a thin glass cylinder, closed at one end, used in laboratories to hold small amounts of liquid for experiments.

The term extends figuratively to laboratory science generally: a test-tube baby is conceived through in vitro fertilization rather than natural means.

glassware

vial

Small glass liquid holder

  • flaskPortable liquid container
  • beakerLaboratory measuring container
  • pipetteGraduated liquid transfer tube

burette · cylinder · ampoule · phial · borosilicate · graduated · rack · stopper · cork · rubber seal

laboratory

Bunsen burner

Laboratory gas flame device

incubator · fume hood · lab coat · gloves · goggles · autoclave · spectrophotometer · laminar flow · agar · reagent

experiments

reaction

Response to stimulus

heating · mixing · shaking · dilution · titration · indicator · color change · observation · hypothesis · control

reproduction

in vitro

In an artificial environment

baby · conception · artificial · assisted · fertility · clinic · surrogate · implantation

education

demonstration

Public display of opinion

biology lab · experiment · hands-on · lesson · teacher · textbook · science fair · safety · instruction

biology

culture

Collective social practices

cell · enzyme · DNA · blood sample · urine sample · serum · plasma · tissue · cultivation · incubation

Categories
Opposites
laboratory vessel shape/form

test tubebeaker

Laboratory measuring container

flask · Erlenmeyer flask · petri dish · graduated cylinder · crucible

scientific context (artificial vs. natural)

test tubewomb

Fetal development organ

in vivo · natural environment · the wild · nature · natural habitat

Family

test, tube, tested, testing, tubing, tubes, tester, untested, retest

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Top 20,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G