Meanings
nounanimal testing (uncountable)
- uncountableThe practice of using nonhuman animals in scientific experimentation.
Synonyms: animal experimentation
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe practice of using nonhuman animals in scientific experimentation.
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Arabic تَجَارِبُ عَلَى الْحَيْوَان
- تَجَارِبُ عَلَى الْحَيْوَان (tajāribu ʕalā l-ḥaywān)use of non-human animals in scientific experimentation
Danish dyreforsøg
- dyreforsøguse of non-human animals in scientific experimentation
Dutch proefdieronderzoek
- proefdieronderzoekuse of non-human animals in scientific experimentation
Finnish eläinkokeet
- eläinkokeetuse of non-human animals in scientific experimentation
German Tierversuch
- Tierversuchuse of non-human animals in scientific experimentation
Japanese 動物実験
- 動物実験 (dōbutsu jikken)use of non-human animals in scientific experimentation
Norwegian Bokmål dyreforsøk
- dyreforsøkuse of non-human animals in scientific experimentation
Portuguese testes em animais
- testes em animaisuse of non-human animals in scientific experimentation
Swedish djurförsök
- djurförsökuse of non-human animals in scientific experimentation
Turkish hayvan testi
- hayvan testiuse of non-human animals in scientific experimentation
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APA
animal testing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/animal%20testing
MLA
“animal testing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/animal%20testing. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “animal testing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/animal%20testing.
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