Lab Technician Word Search
Free Lab Technician word search. We picked 12 themed words — the tools, duties, and vocabulary of a job — and laid them out on a 15×15 grid. Drag across the letters to find every word on the list.
Words to find: MICROSCOPE, PIPETTE, CENTRIFUGE, SPECIMEN, CULTURE, SLIDES, ASSAY, REAGENT, CUVETTE, AUTOCLAVE, STERILIZE, DILUTION.
Found words stay highlighted, so the grid gets easier to read as you go and the final few tend to fall quickly.
Lab Technician word list, defined
- MICROSCOPE /ˈmaɪkrəskoʊp/ · noun
- An optical instrument used for magnifying small objects or details, typically consisting of a lens or a combination of lenses and a light source. Related: telescope, binoculars, magnifying glass, ophthalmoscope.
- PIPETTE /ˈpɪpɪt/ · noun
- A small tube with a bulb or plunger used for measuring and transferring small quantities of liquid, especially in laboratories. Related: burette, pipet, syringe, dropper.
- CENTRIFUGE /ˈsɛntrɪfjuːdʒ/ · noun, verb
- A machine that spins samples at very high speed so that denser particles or liquids are forced outward and separated from less dense ones; also, the act of subjecting a substance to such separation. Related: separator, spinner, extractor.
- SPECIMEN /ˈspɛkɪmən/ · noun
- A sample or example of something, especially one that is typical or representative. A preserved animal or plant specimen, especially one used in scientific study. Related: sample, example, illustration, model.
- CULTURE /ˈkʌltʃər/ · noun
- The customs, arts, beliefs, social behaviours, and achievements of a particular nation, people, or group; also the cultivation of microorganisms or cells in a controlled environment for scientific study. Related: civilization, society, tradition, heritage.
- SLIDES /ˈslaɪdz/ · noun, verb
- A presentation, typically with slides, or a smooth, gliding motion. To move or cause to move smoothly and quietly, often with a sliding motion. Related: presentation, display, show, slide.
- ASSAY /əˈseɪ/ · noun and verb
- As a noun, an assay is the testing of a metal, ore, or other substance to determine its components or purity; by extension, it can mean any analysis or evaluation. As a verb, to assay means to test or analyse something, especially to determine its quality or composition. Related: analysis, test, evaluation, examination.
- REAGENT /riːˈeɪdʒənt/ · noun
- A substance used in a chemical reaction or experiment, or a person or thing that is involved in a particular situation or process. Related: agent, ingredient, component, factor.
- CUVETTE /kjuːˈvɛt/ · noun
- A small, transparent rectangular or tubular vessel of glass or quartz used to hold liquid samples in a spectrophotometer or other optical instrument. More broadly, a small shallow dish or compartment-shaped container. Related: cell, sample holder, dish, container.
- AUTOCLAVE /ˈɔːtəkleɪv/ · noun (also verb)
- A strong, heated container—essentially a pressurized steam chamber—used for industrial processes and for sterilizing equipment; as a verb, to sterilize something using such a device. Related: sterilizer, retort.
- STERILIZE /ˈstɛrɪlaɪz/ · verb
- To make something free from bacteria, viruses, or other microorganisms, typically by using heat, chemicals, or radiation. To render something incapable of reproduction or growth. Related: disinfect, purify, sanitize, decontaminate.
- DILUTION /daɪˈluːʃn/ · noun
- The action or process of making a liquid thinner or weaker by adding water or another solvent to it. By extension, the weakening or reduction in force, value, quality, or effectiveness of something. Related: weakening, thinning, diluting, attenuation.
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