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| aqua regia |
a volatile, corrosive mixture of nitric and hydrochloric acids, used for dissolving gold and platinum and for testing metals. |
| beta |
a version of software that is still undergoing development and testing, which in turn is facilitated by feedback from users. [1/3 definitions] |
| bleeder |
one who draws blood from another, as for medical testing. [1/3 definitions] |
| blockhouse |
a heavily built structure used to protect observers, military personnel, and the like during weapons and rocketry testing. [1/3 definitions] |
| blood work |
the medical analysis of blood as carried out by medical professionals; blood testing. [1/2 definitions] |
| double-blind |
of or designating a method of testing in which both the experimenter and the subjects are ignorant of which subjects are receiving the active treatment. |
| eye exam |
an examination and testing of the eyes' health and vision by an eye doctor or an optometrist, esp. one determining the type and strength of corrective lenses that are needed. |
| flight-test |
to fly (an aircraft or rocket) or launch (a missile) for testing purposes. |
| inkblot |
any of a group of silhouettes resembling such spots, used in psychological testing. (See Rorschach test.) [1/2 definitions] |
| ipsative |
using a person's own assessment of his or her qualities, knowledge, or skills rather than using testing measures that allow comparison of an individual with others or with a set standard. (Cf. normative.) |
| mockup |
a model, often full-sized, built for display, study, or testing. |
| moment of truth |
any critical or decisive moment of testing, encounter, discovery, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| novice |
a new member of a religious order who is undergoing a period of testing before taking vows. [1/2 definitions] |
| oligonucleotide |
a short molecule of DNA or RNA that is synthetically manufactured for research, genetic testing, or forensic analysis. |
| proof |
the act or process of testing for truth or quality. [2/13 definitions] |
| prove |
to measure the quality of by testing or demonstrating. [1/5 definitions] |
| proving ground |
a place, basis, or occasion for testing a theory, device, or the like. |
| refraction |
the ability of the eye to bend light rays so as to form an image on the retina, or the testing of this ability, as by an optometrist. [1/2 definitions] |
| science |
systematic observation and testing of natural phenomena in a search for general laws and conclusive evidence. [1/3 definitions] |
| scientific |
requiring or demonstrating systematic knowledge and skills, exactness in observation and testing, and keen but dispassionate interest in the truths of nature. [1/2 definitions] |
| shakedown |
a process or period of preliminary testing, as of a new machine or system. [2/4 definitions] |
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