laboratory

laboratory

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Etymology

From Medieval Latin labōrātōrium.

Pronunciation

  • (Canada) IPA(key): /ˈlæbɹəˌtɔɹi/, /ləˈbɔɹəˌtɔɹi/, /ləˈbɔɹətɹi/
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ləˈbɒɹət(ə)ɹiː/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈlæb(ə)ɹəˌtɔɹi/

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)

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Translations

See also

  • laboratory on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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