Laboratory Safety Word Search
This Laboratory Safety word search hides 12 words on a 15×15 grid — the terms and ideas of a school subject. Trace each one with a finger or mouse and it locks in as soon as the whole word is covered. No signup, no download.
Words to find: GOGGLES, APRON, GLOVES, BEAKER, BUNSEN, FLASK, FUNNEL, PIPETTE, TESTTUBE, THERMOMETER, SCALE, BALANCE.
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Laboratory Safety word list, defined
- GOGGLES /ˈɡɑːɡəlz/ (US); /ˈɡɒɡəlz/ (British) · noun (plural)
- Eyewear worn over the eyes to protect them from impacts, dust, chemicals, glare, or water. It may fit closely around the eyes or cover a larger area of the face. Related: protective eyewear, safety glasses, eyewear, shades.
- APRON /ˈeɪprən/ · noun
- A protective garment worn over the front of the body, typically tied at the waist, to shield clothing while cooking, working, or performing messy tasks; also used more broadly for any protective barrier or surface resembling such a garment. Related: pinafore, smock, overall.
- GLOVES /ɡlʌvz/ · noun
- Coverings for the hands, usually made of leather, fabric, or other flexible material and worn as a pair. The word can also refer to protective or padded coverings used in sports and other activities. Related: mittens, gauntlets, handwear, hand coverings.
- BEAKER /ˈbiːkər/ · noun
- A lipped cylindrical drinking vessel, typically without a handle, or a similar flat-bottomed glass or plastic container used in laboratories for holding and measuring liquids. Related: tumbler, cup, flask, vessel.
- BUNSEN /ˈbʌnsən/ · noun
- A Bunsen burner: a small laboratory gas burner with an adjustable air valve that produces a hot, clean flame, used for heating and sterilizing in scientific work. The word is almost always used attributively or as short for 'Bunsen burner'. Related: burner, gas burner, laboratory burner.
- FLASK /flæsk/ (US), /flɑːsk/ (British) · noun
- A flask is a container, typically made of glass or metal, with a narrow neck, used for holding liquids — ranging from laboratory vessels to small pocket bottles for carrying spirits. The term also covers insulated containers designed to keep their contents hot or cold. Related: bottle, vessel, container, flagon.
- FUNNEL /ˈfʌnəl/ · noun
- A tube or pipe, wide at the top and narrowing at the bottom, used to guide liquids or powders into a small opening without spilling; also, by extension, any process that narrows a large flow of things down to a smaller channel. Related: pipe, chute, duct, conduit.
- PIPETTE /pɪˈpɛt/ · noun
- A slender tube with an opening at one end, used for measuring, transferring, or dispensing small quantities of liquid. Pipettes may be graduated or designed to deliver a specific volume. Related: dropper, pipet, dispenser, measuring tube.
- THERMOMETER /θəˈmɒmɪtə/ (British); /θəˈmɑːmətər/ (American) · noun
- A thermometer is an instrument used to measure temperature, especially the temperature of the air, a liquid, or the body. By extension, it can refer figuratively to a person or thing whose reactions indicate how strongly a particular feeling or opinion is held. Related: temperature gauge, temperature meter, temperature indicator, thermoscope.
- SCALE /skeɪl/ · noun, verb
- As a noun, a scale is a graduated system or instrument used to measure size, weight, temperature, or another quantity; it can also refer to a particular size or relative extent. As a verb, scale means to climb something, measure something, or adjust something in size or scope. Related: size, extent, degree, range.
- BALANCE /ˈbæləns/ · noun
- An even distribution of weight enabling someone or something to remain upright and steady; more broadly, a condition in which different elements are equal or in the correct proportions. Related: equilibrium, stability, poise, evenness.
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