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laboratory
[ lab-ruh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, lab-er-uh-; British luh-bor-uh-tuh-ree, -uh-tree ]
noun
- a building, part of a building, or other place equipped to conduct scientific experiments, tests, investigations, etc., or to manufacture chemicals, medicines, or the like.
- any place, situation, set of conditions, or the like, conducive to experimentation, investigation, observation, etc.; anything suggestive of a scientific laboratory.
adjective
- serving a function in a laboratory.
- relating to techniques of work in a laboratory:
laboratory methods; laboratory research.
laboratory
/ -trɪ; ləˈbɒrətərɪ; ˈlæbrəˌtɔːrɪ /
noun
- a building or room equipped for conducting scientific research or for teaching practical science
- ( as modifier )
laboratory equipment
- a place where chemicals or medicines are manufactured
Other Word Forms
- o··ٴ۾· adjective
- o··ٴ۾··ly adverb
- o··ٴ۾· noun
- t·o··ٴr adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of laboratory1
Word History and Origins
Origin of laboratory1
Example Sentences
The government has been considering options for its high-containment laboratories and whether building a new one is still viable.
I then moved back to Cambridge to do a PhD in kidney cancer and was spending hours in laboratories doing research.
The WHO says the emergency room, laboratory, X-ray machines and pharmacy were destroyed.
He's been exposing marine creatures to low-carbon water under laboratory conditions.
A much more definitive discovery would be to discover life in our own solar system using robotic space craft containing portable laboratories.
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