Laboratory Experiment Terms

noun a measure of the warmth or coldness of an object or substance with reference to some standard value

• It is recommended to store the medication at room temperature to maintain its effectiveness.
• Just leave the cake out on the counter at room temperature until it cools down.
• I like my beer at room temperature, none of that cold stuff for me.
• His emotions were at room temperature, neither hot nor cold.

noun a word used to identify any of a class of people, places, or things

• The acid heat test is commonly used in chemistry labs to determine the reactivity of certain substances.
• They're doing the acid heat test in the lab today to see how different materials react.
• I heard they're doing some crazy acid heat test in the science room.
• Going through that difficult situation was like going through an acid heat test for our relationship.