Animal Research Terminology

noun A chamber in which a poisonous gas is used to kill people or animals

• The gas chamber was used as a method of execution in some historical contexts.
• They say the old abandoned building used to house a gas chamber.
• That place gives me the creeps, it feels like a gas chamber in there.
• The tension in the room was so thick, it felt like a gas chamber waiting to explode.

noun a small domesticated rodent often kept as a pet, typically having a white, tan, and black coat

• The researchers used a guinea pig for their experiment on the effects of the new drug.
• I volunteered to be the guinea pig for testing out the new video game before it's released.
• I feel like I'm always the guinea pig in this group, trying out new restaurants and activities first.
• She felt like a guinea pig in the office, always being asked to test out new procedures and systems.