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lab⋅o⋅ra⋅to⋅ry
[lab-ruh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, lab-er-uh-; Brit. luh-bor-uh-tuh-ree, -uh-tree] 
rəˌtɔr
noun, plural -ries, adjective –noun
| 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
| 3. | serving a function in a laboratory. |
| 4. | relating to techniques of work in a laboratory: laboratory methods; laboratory research. |
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| lab·o·ra·to·ry (lāb'rə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) n. pl. lab·o·ra·to·ries
[Medieval Latin labōrātōrium, from Latin labōrāre, to labor, from labor, labor.] |
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Laboratory
Lab"o*ra*to*ry\, n.; pl. Laboratories. [Shortened fr. elaboratory; cf. OF. elaboratoire, F. laboratoire. See Elaborate, Labor.] [Formerly written also elaboratory.] The workroom of a chemist; also, a place devoted to experiments in any branch of natural science; as, a chemical, physical, or biological laboratory. Hence, by extension, a place where something is prepared, or some operation is performed; as, the liver is the laboratory of the bile.
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Language Translation for : Laboratory
Spanish:
laboratorio,
German:
das Laboratorium,
Japanese:
実験室
laboratory
1605, "building set apart for scientific experiments," from M.L. laboratorium "a place for labor or work," from L. laboratus, pp. of laborare "to work" (see labor). Shortened form lab first attested 1895.
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Main Entry: lab·o·ra·to·ry
Pronunciation: 'lab-(&-)r&-"tOr-E, -"tor-, Brit usu l&-'bär-&-t(&-)rE
Function:noun
Inflected Form: plural -ries
often attributive : a place equipped for experimental study in a science or for testing and analysis
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laboratory lab·o·ra·to·ry (lāb'rə-tôr'ē)
n.
- A room or building equipped for scientific research.
- A place where drugs and chemicals are manufactured.
- A place for practice, observation, or testing.
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