Terms for subject Environment containing test

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animal de test	test animal
explosion nucléaire test	nuclear test explosion
méthode de test	testing method
méthode de test	testing method No definition needed
organisme de test	test organism
organisme de test	test organism Any animal organism used for scientific research
procédure de test recommandée	testing guideline
procédure de test recommandée	testing guideline No definition needed
test aléatoire	random test
test aléatoire	random test Tests which do not always yield the same result when repeated under the same conditions
test au bleu de méthylène	stability test
test biologique	biological test
test biologique	biological test The laboratory determination of the effects of substances upon specific living organisms
test climatique	climatic experiment Experiments conducted to estimate future climatic conditions employing modelling of the physical processes underlying climatic change and variability; also, assessments are required of uncertain future man-made inputs such as increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide and other green-house gases
test climatique	climatic experiment
test comparatif	comparative test Tests conducted to determine whether one procedure is better than another
test de Ames	Ames test A bioassay developed by Bruce N. Ames in 1974, performed on bacteria to assess the capability of environmental chemicals to cause mutations
test de cancérigénicité	carcinogenicity test Test for assessing if a chemical or physical agent increases the risk of cancer. The three major ways of testing for carcinogens are animals tests, epidemiological studies and bacterial tests
test de cancérigénicité	carcinogenicity test
test de capacité physique	step test
test de carcinogénicité	carcinogenicity test
test de détonabilité	test of resistance to detonation
test de laboratoire	laboratory test Tests, examinations or evaluations performed in a laboratory
test de mutagénicité	mutagenicity testing
test de mutagénicité	mutagenicity testing Testing the property of a substance of being able to induce genetic mutation
test de putréfaction	septicity test
test de simulation	challenge test
test de toxicité	toxicity test
test de vitalité sur la végétation	vitality test on vegetation
test d'étanchéité	vapour tightness test
test immunologique	immunoassay Any of several methods for the quantitative determination of chemical substances such as hormones, drugs, and certain proteins that utilize the highly specific binding between an antigen and an antibody
test in vitro	in vitro assay
test in vitro	in vitro assay Assay taking place in an artificial environment
test in vivo	in vivo assay
test in vivo	in vivo assay Experiments that are carried out in the living organism
test limnologique	limnological test
test par frottis	wipe test
test par frottis	smear test
test rapide	rapid test
test rapide	rapid test Tests performed in the medical field whose results are available very quickly
test toxicologique	toxicological testing
test toxicologique	toxicological testing Test for the determination of the inherent toxicity of a chemical
tests toxicologiques	toxicological testing
un test diagnostique permettant de fixer des limites de sécurité collective	a diagnostic test which enables the limits of collective security to be fixed