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test tube

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1. test tube - Noun

2. test tube - Adjective

Meaning

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test tube (plural test tubes)

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

produced in a test tube

conceived or developed in vitro by artificial insemination

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The difference between writing a book and being on television is the difference between conceiving a child and having a baby made in a test tube. Norman Mailer

Our parents were a test tube and a turkey baster. James Patterson

Wise are they who have learned these truths: Trouble is temporary. Time is tonic. Tribulation is a test tube. William Arthur Ward

Dr. Martinez: "I take it you don't want me to call your parent?" Max: "Uh, no." Hello, lab? May I speak to the test tube please? James Patterson

A colloquial term for babies conceived as the result of IVF, "test tube babies", refers to the tube-shaped containers of glass or plastic resin, called test tubes, that are commonly used in chemistry labs and biology labs. Source: Internet

A computer made from strands of DNA in a test tube can calculate the square root of numbers up to 900. Source: Internet

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