eprouvette
noun
eprou·vette
¦āˌprü¦vet
plural -s
: an apparatus (such as a mortar) formerly used for testing the strength of gunpowder
Word History
Etymology
French éprouvette, from éprouver to test, try (from Old French esprover, from—assumed—Vulgar Latin exprobare, from Latin ex- + probare to try, approve, prove) + -ette
- come true
- come under
- come under attack
- come under fire
- come unglued
- come unstuck
- come up
- come up against
- come up dry
- come up empty
- come up from the ranks
- come up from/through the ranks
- come up short
- come up short of
- come up smelling like a rose
- come up smelling like roses
- come up smelling of roses
- come up through the ranks
- come up to
- come up trumps
- come up with
- come up with the goods
- come upon
- come what may
- come with the territory