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Definitions

test-tube

ADJECTIVE
in vitro
Synonyms
WEAK
artificial insemination outside the womb

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

Compared with the landscapes of Devon Island, fistfuls of regolith simulant or even a test-tube moon, Dr. Hörst’s lab planets lack physicality.

From New York Times • Dec. 28, 2021

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

Heredity, date of fertilization, membership of Bokanovsky Group—details were transferred from test-tube to bottle.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley