Sentence examples for the swab from inspiring English sources

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the swab

noun

A small piece of soft, absorbent material, such as gauze, used to clean wounds, apply medicine, or take samples of body fluids. Often attached to a stick or wire to aid access.

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But the swab still requires P.C.R. testing.

The swab was then inserted in a machine that can detect traces of explosives.

The swab yielded a DNA profile identical to the one lifted from the slide.

The liquid on the swab produces a chemical reaction that quickly forms a clear waterproof film.

But the elder Mr. Grieve has refused to surrender to the swab.

You wet a sterilized swab with purified water and rub the swab on whatever you want to test.

But there was no place in the new kitchen to hang the swab; no place to drive a nail.

The swab nearly ruptured Blackburn's ear drum, and it was painful enough to drop Blackburn to the floor.

In less than three minutes, that preliminary test came up negative; the swab was retained for further testing.

Non-stimulated sialometry was performed by the swab technique.

The swab cultures taken from subfascial soft tissues were negative for the inoculated pathogens.

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