Laboratory Equipment Vocabulary 🧪

test tube rack

holds multiple test tubes upright at the same time. Used to dry wet test tubes

test tube

a small, long plastic cylinder with one open end used to store, mix, or hold liquids, bodily fluids, bacteria, or chemicals

test tube holder

to hold test tubes

Burner

to heat substances, to combust substances, and to sterilize objects on high heat

test tube brush

cleaning test tubes and narrow mouth laboratory glassware, such as graduated cylinders, burettes, and Erlenmeyer flasks

test tube clamp

is used to hold a test tube when the tube is hot or should not be touched

Erlenmeyer flask

to contain liquids and for mixing, heating, cooling, incubation, filtration, storage, and other liquid-handling processes. Their slanted sides and narrow necks allow the contents to be mixed by swirling without the risk of spills, which is useful for titrations and for boiling liquids

graduated cylinder

instrument used to measure volume of a liquid

beaker

used to hold liquids

mortar and pestle

used for making powder

weighing tray/boat

general-purpose weighing, evaporating, dispensing, and storing applications

wash glass

used for as a lid for a evaporating dish or beaker

evaporating dish

to contain samples of liquids that require evaporation

Funnel

for pouring liquid or other substance through a small opening

Filter paper

used in a funnel to filter out solids

stirring rod

to stir combinations of materials and to use in pouring liquids

Flint striker

used to light bunsen burner

PH paper

substance that will give the actual pH of a substance

Forceps (aka tweezers, but don't call them that)

used to pick up or hold small items

Clay triangle

used to hold a crucible while the crucible is heated

crucible

a cup-shaped piece of laboratory equipment used to contain chemical compounds when heating them to very high temperatures

crucible tongs

to hold hot crucibles

wire guaze

is used to hold an evaporating dish

beaker tongs

Used to move beakers containing hot liquids

scoopula

used to transfer solid chemicals

volumetric flask

for making up solutions to a known volume

volumetric flask stopper

used to give an airtight seal to laboratory flasks and test tubes by fitting tightly inside the neck of the container and preventing material from spilling

Thermometer

An instrument used to measure temperature

well plate

mixing a small amount of chemicals together

glass disposer

a trash to specifically dispose glass

Fume hood

used to prevent a person from exposure to hazardous fumes from chemicals. Used for generating gasses

hot plate

a lab tool used to heat substances

Pippette (dropper)

add small drops to something

wash bottle

used to rinse various pieces of laboratory glassware

micro spatula

Used to move small amounts of a solid from one location to another.

electronic balance

a balance that measures mass automatically