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laboratory

2 ENTRIES FOUND:

lab·o·ra·to·ry

noun, often attributive
\ˈla-b(ə-)rə-ˌtr-ē sometimes ˈla-bə(r)-ˌ or lə-ˈbr-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

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

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