test-tube

Example Sentences

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Jarrell-Searcy's parents met over a test-tube centrifuge in a laboratory.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

The news simply said that in a test-tube study, ivermectin showed "antiviral" capabilities against omicron.

From Salon • Feb. 2, 2022

Biochemist Libin Xu of the University of Washington has done test-tube studies with human cells that show QACs can disrupt the biosynthesis of cholesterol, which is essential to embryonic and fetal development.

From Scientific American • Sep. 17, 2021

One year, her class had to use wire hangers to make test-tube clamps for an advanced-placement biology experiment.

From New York Times • Sep. 7, 2021

That lady has achieved true immortality, both in the test-tube and in the hearts and minds of scientists the world over, since the value of HeLa cells in research, diagnosis, etc., is inestimable.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot