laboratory
noun
lab·o·ra·to·ry
ˈla-b(ə-)rə-ˌtȯr-ē 
sometimes ˈla-bər-ˌtȯr-,
or ˈla-bə-ˌtȯr-,
or lə-ˈbȯr-ə-ˌtȯr-
plural laboratories
often attributive
1
a
: a place equipped for experimental study in a science or for testing and analysis
a research laboratory
broadly
: a place providing opportunity for experimentation, observation, or practice in a field of study
b
: a place like a laboratory for testing, experimentation, or practice
That area is a laboratory for cultivating the germ of terrorism.
2
: an academic period set aside for laboratory work
a course of study requiring two lectures and one laboratory per week
Examples of laboratory in a Sentence
experiments conducted in a modern laboratory
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The filing also details recent developments, including the acquisition of a clinical pathology laboratory and the issuance of new warrants and securities purchase agreements.
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Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Other potential sources could include the patients themselves, laboratories noting unusual numbers of positive lab samples or pharmacies noting large numbers of prescription or over-the-counter medications being purchased.
—Mark Kortepeter, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Depositphotos View 1 Images Spanning nearly 100 laboratories in 45 countries, landmark research has, for the first time, shown an association between genetic brain size and neurological conditions such as Parkinson's disease and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
—New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2024
But that all gets muddied after Venom shows up at Area 51, the site of a giant laboratory that’s about to be decommissioned by the U.S. government.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 23 Oct. 2024
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Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Other potential sources could include the patients themselves, laboratories noting unusual numbers of positive lab samples or pharmacies noting large numbers of prescription or over-the-counter medications being purchased.
—Mark Kortepeter, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Depositphotos View 1 Images Spanning nearly 100 laboratories in 45 countries, landmark research has, for the first time, shown an association between genetic brain size and neurological conditions such as Parkinson's disease and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
—New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2024
But that all gets muddied after Venom shows up at Area 51, the site of a giant laboratory that’s about to be decommissioned by the U.S. government.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Laboratory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/laboratory. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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laboratory
noun
lab·o·ra·to·ry
ˈlab-(ə-)rə-ˌtōr-ē
-ˌtȯr-
-ˌtȯr-
plural laboratories
: a place equipped for making scientific experiments and tests
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