Collocations for experiment - noun
ADJECTIVE
animal
a few hippies protesting against animal experiments
a few hippies protesting against animal experiments
field,
laboratory
educational, medical, psychological, scientific
practical
simple
brief
further
Further experiments will be carried out to verify this result.
educational, medical, psychological, scientific
practical
simple
brief
further
Further experiments will be carried out to verify this result.
careful,
control (science),
controlled
independent (science)
successful
failed, unsuccessful
the USSR's failed experiment in social planning
independent (science)
successful
failed, unsuccessful
the USSR's failed experiment in social planning
pilot,
preliminary
early, pioneering
classic, classical, famous, well-known
Pavlov's famous experiment with the dog and the dinner bell
early, pioneering
classic, classical, famous, well-known
Pavlov's famous experiment with the dog and the dinner bell
unique
Brazil's unique experiment with alcohol-powered cars
Brazil's unique experiment with alcohol-powered cars
bold
the country's bold experiment with economic reform
the country's bold experiment with economic reform
interesting
ingenious
ingenious
VERB + experiment
carry out,
conduct,
do,
perform,
run
try
The school decided to try an experiment in single-sex teaching.
try
The school decided to try an experiment in single-sex teaching.
repeat
design
set up
describe, report
a classic experiment reported in 1964
design
set up
describe, report
a classic experiment reported in 1964
experiment + VERB
confirm sth,
demonstrate sth,
find sth,
illustrate sth,
prove sth,
reveal sth,
show sth,
support sth
indicate sth, suggest sth
be aimed at sth, be designed to do sth
an experiment aimed at cutting road deaths resulting from excessive speeding
indicate sth, suggest sth
be aimed at sth, be designed to do sth
an experiment aimed at cutting road deaths resulting from excessive speeding
involve sth,
use sth
be successful, work
If the conditions are not right, the experiment will not work.
be successful, work
If the conditions are not right, the experiment will not work.
fail
PREPOSITION
by experiment
The appropriate concentration of the drug is best determined by experiment.
The appropriate concentration of the drug is best determined by experiment.
during an/the experiment
The animals seemed healthy during the experiment.
The animals seemed healthy during the experiment.
in an/the experiment
In these experiments, chilling is necessary.
In these experiments, chilling is necessary.
experiment in
the country's brief experiment in multiparty democracy
the country's brief experiment in multiparty democracy
experiment on
The team carried out experiments on cancer tissue.
The team carried out experiments on cancer tissue.
experiment with
an experiment with zinc chips and hydrochloric acid
an experiment with zinc chips and hydrochloric acid