English

Alternative forms

• test-tube

Noun

two test tubes

test tube ‎(plural test tubes)

1. (chemistry) a glass tube, rounded at one end and open at the other; used for small-scale laboratory tests

Translations

Adjective

test tube ‎(not comparable)

1. produced in a test tube
2. conceived or developed in vitro by artificial insemination

Derived terms

• test tube baby