éprouvette

See also: eprouvette, Eprouvette, and êprouvette

French

Etymology

From épreuve with influence of the radical of éprouver + -ette.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /e.pʁu.vɛt/
France (Vosges) (file)

Noun

éprouvette f (plural éprouvettes)

(chemistry) test tube
Synonym: tube à essai
(material science) specimen

Derived terms

bébé éprouvette

Further reading

“éprouvette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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