A test tube or small glass vessel used in chemistry and scientific experiments for mixing and testing substances.
From French 'éprouvette', diminutive of 'épreuve' meaning 'test' or 'trial', from Latin 'probare' meaning 'to test or prove'.
The French were so precise about chemistry that they gave their test tubes a diminutive name—'eprouvette' literally means 'little testing thing,' showing how language captures cultural attitudes toward science.
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