specimen

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈspɛsɪmɪn/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈspɛsəmən/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(spes′ə mən)

Collocations for "specimen"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "specimen" in context.

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specimen

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. specimens for research
  2. [leave, deposit] your specimen
  3. the specimen in question
  4. a specimen for [analysis, culture, testing, research]
  5. collect specimens for [analysis]
  6. take a [urine, tissue, blood] specimen
  7. [analyze, study, examine] a specimen
  8. a biopsy specimen
  9. prepare the specimen (for)
  10. place the specimen [on the disc, under the microscope]
  11. the urine specimen came back [positive, negative]
  12. [dug up, found, came across] specimens of [dinosaurs, fish, insects]
  13. is a [prime, perfect] specimen (of)
  14. a [beautiful, fine, stunning] specimen (of)
  15. what a [beautiful] specimen!
n as adj
  1. search in the specimen database
'specimen' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
blood - breathing - exhibit - man

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