laboratories

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

lab·o·ra·to·ry

[lab-ruh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, lab-er-uh-; Brit. luh-bor-uh-tuh-ree, -uh-tree] noun, plural lab·o·ra·to·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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Laboratories is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.

Origin:
1595–1605; < Medieval Latin labōrātōrium workshop, equivalent to Latin labōrā(re) to labor + -tōrium -tory2

lab·o·ra·to·ri·al, adjective
lab·o·ra·to·ri·al·ly, adverb
lab·o·ra·to·ri·an, noun
in·ter·lab·o·ra·to·ry, adjective
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