| Subject | English | Maltese |
| environ. | animal experiment Investigation carried out in animals for research purposes | sperimentazzjoni tal-annimali |
| chem. | blank experiment | test inbjank |
| environ. | 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 | esperiment klimatiku |
| environ. | field experiment Experiment carried out on a substance or on an organism in the open air as opposed to in a laboratory | esperiment fuq il-post |
| agric. | field experiment | prova fuq il-post |
| transp., nautic., fish.farm. | inclining experiment | test tal-istabbiltà trasversali |
| environ. | laboratory experiment Tests or investigations carried out in a laboratory | speriment tal-laboratorju |
| environ. | long-term experiment 1. Experiment lasting for a relatively long period of time. 2. Experiment whose results become effective after a long period of time | esperiment fit-tul |
| econ., social.sc. | social experiment | esperiment soċjali |