éprouvette
French edit
Etymology edit
From épreuve with influence of the radical of éprouver + -ette.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
éprouvette f (plural éprouvettes)
- (chemistry) test tube
- Synonym: tube à essai
- (material science) specimen
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “éprouvette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.