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laboratory

[ lab-ruh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, lab-er-uh-; British luh-bor-uh-tuh-ree, -uh-tree ]

noun

plural laboratories.
  1. 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.
  2. any place, situation, set of conditions, or the like, conducive to experimentation, investigation, observation, etc.; anything suggestive of a scientific laboratory.


adjective

  1. serving a function in a laboratory.
  2. relating to techniques of work in a laboratory:

    laboratory methods; laboratory research.

laboratory

/ -trɪ; ləˈbɒrətərɪ; ˈlæbrəˌtɔːrɪ /

noun

    1. a building or room equipped for conducting scientific research or for teaching practical science
    2. ( as modifier )

      laboratory equipment

  1. a place where chemicals or medicines are manufactured
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of laboratory1

1595–1605; < Medieval Latin ōōܳ workshop, equivalent to Latin ō ( re ) to labor + -ōܳ -tory 2
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of laboratory1

C17: from Medieval Latin ōōܳ workshop, from Latin ōre to labour
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The petition found that Red No. 3 causes cancer in male laboratory rats exposed to high levels of the dye.

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In a gleaming laboratory in Edinburgh, robotic machines whirr and mix.

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