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tube vs test tube

test tube vs tube

tube and test tube both are nouns.

tube is a verb but test tube is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
tube Yes No Yes No
test tube Yes No No No
As nouns, test tube is a hyponym of tube; that is, test tube is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than tube:
  • tube: conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases
  • test tube: glass tube closed at one end
tube (noun) test tube (noun)
conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases glass tube closed at one end
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
tube (verb) test 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 tube and test tube

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