laboratory

lab·o·ra·to·ry

noun, often attributive
\ˈla-b(ə-)rə-ˌtȯr-ē sometimes ˈla-bə(r)-ˌ or lə-ˈbȯr-ə-ˌ, British usually lə-ˈbär-ə-t(ə-)rē\

plural lab·o·ra·to·ries

Definition of LABORATORY

1

a : a place equipped for experimental study in a science or for testing and analysis; 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

2

: an academic period set aside for laboratory work

Examples of LABORATORY

1. experiments conducted in a modern laboratory

Origin of LABORATORY

Medieval Latin laboratorium, from Latin laborare to labor, from labor

First Known Use: 1605

Other Chemical Engineering Terms

alkali, cation, decant, hygroscopic, isotope, oxidize, slurry, solute, viscous

Rhymes with LABORATORY

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