Basic Laboratory Vocabulary

By Andrea Huerta Bon

Professional English
Clinical and Biomedical Laboratory

​​Basic Lab Vocabulary

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​​Safety goggles

​​Beaker

Graduated cylinder

​​Microscope

​​Bunsen burner

​​Pipette

​​Test Tube

​​Petri dish

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Beaker

Graduated Cylinder

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Microscope

Bunsen Burner

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Pipette

Bunsen Burner

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Test Tube

Graduated Cylinder

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Petri dish

Safety Goggles

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Bunsen Burner

Fire Burner

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Graduated cylinder

Graduated tube

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Safety goggles

Safety googles

Open Ended

In pairs, write three short steps (using some of the vocabulary learnt) for one of the experiments below:

"You need to mix two liquids and observe the color change."

"You need to heat a liquid and measure its temperature."

"You need to prepare a sample and observe it under a microscope."

Example:

1.Put on safety goggles.

2.Use a pipette to add liquid to the beaker.

3.Mix and observe the color.