Test Tube

Definition: Test Tube

Test Tube

Noun

1. Glass tube closed at one end.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Experiment

Crucible, reagent, check, touchstone, pix; assay, ordeal; ring; litmus paper, curcuma paper, turmeric paper; test tube; analytical instruments.

Receptacle

Beaker, flask, Erlenmeyer flask, Florence flask, round-bottom flask, graduated cylinder, test tube, culture tube, pipette, Pasteur pipette, disposable pipette, syringe, vial, carboy, vacuum flask, Petri dish, microtiter tray, centrifuge tube.

Crosswords: Test Tube

To collect fumes of sulfur, hold a deacon over a flame in a test tube. (references; author: unknown)

Test Tube Babies (1953)

The Tree in a Test Tube (1943)

Test Tube Teens from the Year 2000 (1994)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Books

• A Slot Machine, a Broken Test Tube (reference)

• Doctor Faber's Test Tube Babies (reference)

• Test Tube Baby (Science on the Edge Series) (reference)

  (more book examples)

Theater & Movies

• Test Tube Teens From the Year 2000 (reference)

• Test Tube Zoo (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music

• Test Tube Conceived (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Shown is a scientist holding three test tubes. The one on the left contains normal healthy t-lymphocytes, notice the pellet on the bottom. The middle vial has t-cells that have been infected with the AIDS virus HIV also known as HTLV-III; note the pellet has been destroyed since the cells have died. The test tube on the right contains t-lymphocytes that were exposed to the AIDS virus but since they were protected by AZT, the cells were not destroyed and the pellet stayed intact.Credit: John Crawford (photographer).

Shown is a close-up of scientist's hands holding three test tubes. The one on the left contains normal healthy t-lymphocytes, notice the pellet on the bottom. The middle vial has t-cells that have been infected with the AIDS virus HIV also known as HTLV-III; note the pellet has been destroyed since the cells have died. The test tube on the right contains t-lymphocytes that were exposed to the AIDS virus but since they were protected by AZT, the cells were not destroyed and the pellet stayed intact.Credit: John Crawford (photographer).

Seen are a technician's hands performing a lab test. The test tube with some frozen breast tissue and some liquid are visible, as well as the techician in some slides. This is the estrogen receptor assay being performed at the time of mastectomy. Results suggest whether removal of ovaries or use of antiestrogen drugs are likely to be effective therapy.Credit: Linda Bartlett (photographer).

Shown is a lab technician performing a step in the estrogen receptor assay test. She is seen with a test tube containing some frozen breast tissue, inserted in a beaker of ice water. She is readying the tube for mixing. The tube is being attached to the appropriate machinery. The technician, wearing rubber gloves and a white lab coat is not visible in all slides. This test determines whether antiestrogen drugs or removal of ovaries is likely to be the effective therapy.Credit: Linda Bartlett (photographer).

Shown is a close-up of a gloved hand holding a test tube with some red fluid, probably media. The background is dark and the shot is dramatic.Credit: Unknown photographer/artist.

This photo taken in a lab is backlit with a rack of test tubes in the foreground. In the background is a profile of a technician holding up a test tube. The background has a green hue.Credit: Bill Branson (photographer).

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Health

In the test tube, hydroxyl radicals are extremely reactive and quickly attack crucial cellular structures and enzymes. (references)

Although hydroxyl radicals are the most reactive molecules in the test tube, nitric oxide may be a more important cause of oxidative damage in living animals. (references)

Ongoing safety or efficacy trials on these compounds are showing results in the test tube and in animal studies and are rapidly being pushed forward to human studies. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Expression using "test tube": test tube baby. Additional references.

Albanian

provëz, epruvetë. (various references)

Arabic 

‏أنبوب الإختبار, ‏أنبوب إختبار. (various references)

Bulgarian 

епруветка (cuvette). (various references)

Czech

zkumavka (proof, test-glass). (various references)

Danish

in vitro forsoeg med rajgraes,tomater og kartofler har vist,at blyindholdet i roedderne stiger enormt med stigende blyindhold i jorden,men at kun ringe maengde naar andre dele af planten (but that only small amounts reach the other parts of the plant, test tube experiments with perennial ryegrass, tomatoes and potatoes showed that the lead content of the roots increases enormously with an increase in the lead content of the soil). (various references)

Dutch

uit proeven in vitro met Engels raaigras,tomaten en aardappels bleek dat stijging van het loodgehalte van de grond een enorme stijging van het loodgehalte van de wortels tot gevolg had,maar dat schlechts een klein gedeelte van het lood in de overige plant (but that only small amounts reach the other parts of the plant, test tube experiments with perennial ryegrass, tomatoes and potatoes showed that the lead content of the roots increases enormously with an increase in the lead content of the soil). (various references)

Finnish

koeputki. (various references)

French

éprouvette (test piece, test specimen). (various references)

German

röhrchen (breathalyzer, tube). (various references)

Greek 

πειραματικόσ σωλήνασ. (various references)

Hebrew 

מבח� �". (various references)

Hungarian

kémcsõ. (various references)

Indonesian

tabung kimia (retort). (various references)

Italian

provetta (still safe, try box). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

試�"管 . (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

しけ�"か�" (examiner). (various references)

Pig Latin

esttay ubetay

Portuguese

tubo de ensaio. (various references)

Romanian

epruvetã. (various references)

Russian 

пробирка (proof). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

epruveta. (various references)

Spanish

probeta (buret, burette). (various references)

Swedish

provrör (test-tube). (various references)

Thai

หลอ�"ท�"ลอง. (various references)

Turkish

deney tüpü (test-glass). (various references)

Misspellings

"Test Tube" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: testtube. (additional references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-2 letters: buttes, suttee, tutees.

-3 letters: beets, beset, butes, butte, butts, tubes, tutee.

-4 letters: bees, beet, best, bets, bust, bute, buts, butt, sett, stet, stub, suet, tees, test, tets, tube, tubs, tuts.

-5 letters: bee, bet, bus, but, see, set, sub, sue, tee, tet, tub, tut, use, uts.

+2 letters: butteriest.

+4 letters: reattributes.

+5 letters: postdebutante.

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