test-tube

Example Sentences

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It comprised a brick-coloured concoction bubbling away in a test tube.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2025

You can buy a little extra test tube to help your sorting process by watching about 90 seconds of ads.

From Slate • Dec. 28, 2024

They have shown promise in test tube and animal studies aimed at conditions including heart attacks and wound healing.

From Science Magazine • Mar. 31, 2024

“Sometimes we see effects in the test tube that we don’t necessarily see repeated in animals or humans.”

From National Geographic • Feb. 8, 2024

Sometimes I hear strange sounds, something like a bubbling test tube and a sigh of steam pipes, a breath of air.

From "Legend" by Marie Lu