éprouvette

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See also: eprouvette, Eprouvette, and êprouvette

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

éprouvette f (plural éprouvettes)

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

Derived terms[edit]

bébé éprouvette

Further reading[edit]

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

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