tube
/tuːb/ noun A1- Anything that is hollow and cylindrical in shape.
- An approximately cylindrical container, usually with a crimped end and a screw top, used to contain and dispense semiliquid substances. · A tube of toothpaste.
- A wave which pitches forward when breaking, creating a hollow space inside.
- A television. Compare cathode ray tube and picture tube.
Plural tubes
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He dipped into this bottle or that, drawing out a few drops of each with his glass pipette, and finally brought a test-tube containing a solution over to the table.
If it turns red, it means a man’s life.” He dipped it into the test-tube and it flushed at once into a dull, dirty crimson.
Broad, low tables were scattered about, which bristled with retorts, test-tubes, and little Bunsen lamps, with their blue flickering flames.
I’ve found it,” he shouted to my companion, running towards us with a test-tube in his hand.
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