experimentaladjective
uk/ɪkˌsper.ɪˈmen.təl/us/ɪkˌsper.əˈmen.t̬əl/C2 relating to tests, especially scientific ones:
The drug is still at the experimental stage (= is still being tested).
The changes to the distribution system are purely experimental at the moment.
experimental psychology
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Testing, checking and experimenting
- assay
- check
- check sth out
- check up on sb
- collector
- crosscheck
- inspect
- inspection
- inspector
- play around with sth
- positive vetting
- screen
- spy
- test
- test sth out
- tester
- trial
- trial run
- try sth for size idiom
- try-out
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experimentally
adverb uk/ɪkˌsper.ɪˈmen.təl.i/us/ɪkˌsper.əˈmen.t̬əl.i/