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a machine used in scientific research that makes particles (=parts of atoms) move faster

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a glass or plastic container with straight sides that is used in a laboratory

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a piece of equipment that is made of glass and shaped like a bell, used to surround other equipment during scientific experiments

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a glass container used in scientific experiments, consisting of a wide tube that is open at one end only. Boiling tubes are similar to test tubes but they are larger.

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a piece of equipment that produces a gas flame, used for scientific experiments in a laboratory

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a glass tube marked with a scale and with a tap at the bottom. It is used in laboratories for allowing a small measured amount of a liquid to flow into something.

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a machine that uses centrifugal force to separate heavier substances from lighter ones by spinning them round in a container

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a piece of equipment that changes gases into liquids

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a glass container used in laboratories that has a circular base and rises to a point

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a very powerful microscope that uses waves of electrons instead of light

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a flat dish used in laboratories that you put a liquid in so that it can evaporate

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an object or piece of equipment that allows you to remove solid parts that are not wanted from a liquid or gas

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a funnel that filters liquids

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paper that is used in a filter for removing solid parts that are not wanted from a liquid or gas that passes through it

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a glass container with a wide base and a narrow top used in science laboratories for holding liquids

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a glass container used in laboratories for holding gases during experiments

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a hard flat square of wires woven together, often used for holding containers while they are being heated by a bunsen burner

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a piece of equipment used for measuring the density of liquids

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a piece of equipment used for keeping eggs, cells, or microorganisms at a particular temperature

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paper that contains litmus. If the paper touches an acid, it turns red, and if it touches an alkali, it turns blue.

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a small circle of glass, usually with a handle, that makes things appear bigger when you look at them through it

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a piece of equipment for looking at things that are too small to see normally

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a flat dish with a lid that is used in laboratories, especially for growing cultures

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a thin glass tube that scientists use for measuring and moving small amounts of liquid from one container to another

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a glass object in the shape of a prism, used for dividing light into its different colours

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a glass container shaped like a ball with a long narrow tube at one side, used for heating substances in laboratories

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a piece of laboratory equipment for supporting test tubes etc while they are being heated with a bunsen burner

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a small thin piece of glass on which you put something that you want to look at using a microscope

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a liquid used for adding colour to something to make it easier to examine under a microscope

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a place or a piece of equipment used for testing a machine

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a long thin glass container that is open at one end and is used in laboratories

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a long thin room where planes and other vehicles are tested by forcing currents of air past them