laboratory glassware
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- noun
- /ˌlæbəˈrɑːtəri ˈɡlæsˌwɛər/
- Specialized
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material de vidrio de laboratorio
Examples
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Picking up some laboratory glassware, she began throwing it at the approaching figure.
Fiction book (1991) -
Heating the tool and the glass part has enabled some manufacturers to make internal threads in their laboratory glassware.
Academic text (1995) -
In the chemistry experiment, we used various types of laboratory glassware, including beakers and test tubes.
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The students carefully arranged their laboratory glassware to prepare for the upcoming science demonstration.
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It is essential to clean all laboratory glassware thoroughly after each use to avoid contamination in future experiments.
How Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
laboratory + glassware
The meaning is directly derived from combining 'laboratory' (a room for experiments) with 'glassware' (objects made of glass); together they straightforwardly denote glass equipment used in labs. This noun+noun composition is a regular, compositional pattern found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents would readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Laboratory glassware creates a simple picture: laboratory is the place for experiments and glassware are the glass tools like beakers and test tubes. Because these glass tools let scientists see reactions and are easy to clean, the phrase means 'glass equipment used in experiments'.