laboratory
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3.0
- noun
- /ləˈbɔːrəˌtɔːri/
- Specialized
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laboratorio
- They'd like to see you in the laboratory.
- laboratory experiments
- research laboratory
- laboratory-confirmed
He and his wife left the laboratory and they had an argument.
- He and his wife left the laboratory and they had an argument.
- This is a virus released from a Chinese laboratory, allegedly.
- OK, so the Colombians, they don't have their laboratories in Colombia anymore.
- They take, unfortunately in laboratories they can do terrible things to animals.
- It was through Gottlieb that LSD leaked out of laboratories and into the counterculture.
- They're using technology that was invented by a National Laboratory for bio warfare detection.
- You know, in New York University, the animal laboratories in the basements, wall flooded.
- Most laboratories worked on cats or rats.
- It is true that for a long time, less so now, laboratories were sort of like little fiefdoms.
- There are some firms that are now doing third party independent laboratory tests.
- The following is our experience in the laboratory.
Examples
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Much of the work has been done on laboratory animals, which may react differently to humans.
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These are some typical laboratory results that we would get.
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You need to go down to the laboratory and mix you up another batch of this blue stuff.
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So he got it and set up a laboratory in Irvine University.
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That's what we're doing in our new laboratory, Snow lab.
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Results reported by the Public Health Laboratory, Department of Public Health, Ministry of Health, Thimphu, Bhutan.
Academic text (2013) -
Specimens were tested at laboratories operating under Clinical Laboratories Improvement Act standards for blood lead analyses.
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The scientists conducted their research in the laboratory to ensure accurate results.
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In the laboratory, students learn about chemical reactions through hands-on experiments.
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The new vaccine was developed in a state-of-the-art laboratory designed for medical research.
Synonyms
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1.6
A room or building where people do science experiments
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3.5
A place where scientists do experiments to learn about the world
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2.8
A room in a school or research building where people do experiments
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3.7
A place where scientists do experiments to learn about science
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3.2
A room or building where people do experiments, research, and teach science
Compounds
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3.2
A room or building where people do experiments, research, and teach science
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4.1
A room or building with equipment for doing experiments and teaching physics
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3.8
A room with equipment for doing experiments about living things
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3.7
Glass items like beakers, flasks and test tubes used in labs for experiments
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6.1
A group in the United States Navy that studies science and builds new technology
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4.9
A spacecraft in orbit where people live and do science experiments
- Specialized
A room for doing experiments with chemicals for teaching or research
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A United States Air Force group that researches and develops new aircraft and space technology
The main Army lab that tests evidence for criminal cases
A place that studies science and builds technology for the United States Navy
A laboratory in the United States Army that tests evidence to help criminal investigations
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Etymology
Laboratory comes from the Latin word labor meaning 'work', so it originally meant a place for work. Today a laboratory is a room where scientists run experiments and do research.