laboratory

laboratory

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English Online Dictionary. What means laboratory‎? What does laboratory mean?

English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin labōrātōrium.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ləˈbɒɹət(ə)ɹi/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈlæb(ə)ɹəˌtɔɹi/, /ləˈbɔɹəˌtɔɹi/
  • (Canada) IPA(key): /ˈlæbɹəˌtɔɹi/, /ləˈbɔɹəˌtɔɹi/, /ləˈbɔɹətɹi/
  • (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ləˈbɔɹ.ə.tɹiː/, /ˈlɛb.ɹəˌtoːɹ.iː/
  • Hyphenation: lab‧or‧a‧to‧ry

Noun

laboratory (plural laboratories)

  1. A room, building or institution equipped for scientific research, experimentation or analysis.
  2. A place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured.

Synonyms

  • lab (colloquial)
  • laboratorium (archaic or nonstandard)

Derived terms

Translations

See also

  • laboratory on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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