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test tube

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ldoce_332_aˈtest tube noun [countable]  ldoce_332.png HTa small glass container that is shaped like a tube and is used in chemistry 试管5  See picture of TEST TUBE 试管4  See picture of 见图 test tube laboratory
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test tubeUnknown to the teacher he had taken with him a test tube of the acid to test its reaction with lavatory paper.In an invasive procedure, a doctor could extract one of her eggs and try to fertilize it in a test tube.The father was a test tube baby.In test tube and animal studies ABT-738 is the most potent anti-HIV drug to date.Humans are inside the test tube to prevent the experiment from crashing, to divert the trials from overt crisis.The rest of us humans are outside, but inside the test tube of planet Earth.
ˈtest tube nounChineseSyllable
a a Corpus container like shaped small glass that is


test tube
ˈtest tube noun [countable]
a small glass container that is shaped like a tube and is used in chemistry
laboratory


test tubeBrE /ˈtest tjuːb/ 🔊NAmE /ˈtest tuːb/ 🔊 noun
a small glass tube, closed at one end, that is used in scientific experiments 试管