lab oratory
lab·o·ra·to·ry
[lab-ruh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, lab-er-uh-; British luh-bor-uh-tuh-ree, -uh-tree] noun, plural lab·o·ra·to·ries, adjective 
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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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| —n , pl -ries | |
| 1. | a. a building or room equipped for conducting scientific research or for teaching practical science |
| b. (as modifier): laboratory equipment | |
| 2. | a place where chemicals or medicines are manufactured |
| [C17: from Medieval Latin labōrātōrium workshop, from Latin labōrāre to | |
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Word Origin & History
laboratory
c.1600, "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).
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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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