laboratory

laboratory: noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ commercial, industrial

▪ school, university

▪ secret, underground

▪ independent

▪ government

▪ biology, chemistry, physics, science

▪ biological, chemical

▪ clinical, forensic (esp. BrE), medical, nuclear, pathology (esp. BrE), public-health, research, testing

LABORATORY + NOUN

▪ assistant, scientist, technician, worker

▪ bench, equipment, facilities

▪ animal, mouse, rat

▪ analysis, experiment, investigation, measurement, procedures, research, study, test, testing, work

▪ laboratory tests on animals

▪ science

▪ procedures

▪ data, evaluation, evidence, findings, report, results

▪ conditions, environment, setting

▪ The athletes' reflexes were tested under laboratory conditions.

▪ simulated driving in a laboratory setting

▪ culture, strain

PREPOSITION

▪ in a/the laboratory

▪ The effects of weathering can be simulated in the laboratory.

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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}.] 1. The workroom of a chemist; also, a place devoted to experiments in any… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
laboratory — [n] testing room chemistry laboratory, lab, research laboratory, workshop; concepts 312,439,441,448,449 … New thesaurus
laboratory — [lab′rə tôr΄ē; ] occas. [ lab′ər ə tôr΄ē; ] Brit [ lə bôr′ə tər ē] n. pl. laboratories [ML laboratorium < L laborare: see LABOR, vi.] 1. a room, building, etc. for scientific experimentation or research 2. a place for preparing chemicals,… … English World dictionary
laboratory — UK US /ləˈbɒrətəri/ US /ˈlæbrətɔːri/ noun [C] (plural laboratories) (INFORMAL lab) ► a room or building with equipment for doing scientific tests: »The company makes analytical equipment for industrial and research laboratories. »laboratory… … Financial and business terms
laboratory — (n.) 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 (Cf. labor) (n.)). Figurative use by 1660s … Etymology dictionary
laboratory — is pronounced in BrE with the stress on the second syllable and in AmE with the stress on the first syllable (and the final syllable like Tory) … Modern English usage
laboratory — ► NOUN (pl. laboratories) ▪ a room or building for scientific experiments, research, or teaching, or for the manufacture of drugs or chemicals. ORIGIN Latin laboratorium, from laborare to labour … English terms dictionary
Laboratory — Modern biochemistry laboratory at the University of Cologne … Wikipedia
laboratory — 01. He was working in his [laboratory] on some kind of experiment when the explosion occurred. 02. We went to the Language [lab] once a week to work on our listening skills. 03. There was an accident in the chemistry [laboratory] when some guy… … Grammatical examples in English
laboratory */*/ — UK [ləˈbɒrət(ə)rɪ] / US [ˈlæbrəˌtɔrɪ] noun [countable] Word forms laboratory : singular laboratory plural laboratories a) a building or large room where people do scientific and medical experiments or research our new research laboratory b) [only … English dictionary
laboratory — lab|o|ra|to|ry [ læbrə,tɔri, British lə bɔrət(ə)ri ] noun count ** a building or large room where people do scientific and medical experiments or research: our new research laboratory a. only before noun working in, used in, or done in a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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