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test tube vs tube

tube vs test tube

test tube and tube both are nouns.

test tube is not a verb while tube is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
test tube Yes No No No
tube Yes No Yes No
As nouns, tube is a hypernym of test tube; that is, tube is a word with a broader meaning than test tube:
  • test tube: glass tube closed at one end
  • tube: conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases
Other hypernyms of test tube include tubing.
test tube (noun) tube (noun)
glass tube closed at one end conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases
an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city)
electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope
(anatomy) any hollow cylindrical body structure
a hollow cylindrical shape
test tube (verb) tube (verb)
place or enclose in a tube
convey in a tube
ride or float on an inflated tube
provide with a tube or insert a tube into
Difference between test tube and tube

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