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October 04, 2016 Word of the Day

laboratory /ˈlæbrəˌtori/ noun
laboratory
/ˈlæbrəˌtori/
noun

plural laboratories

Students working in a laboratory
Students working in a laboratory
Definition of LABORATORY

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: a room or building with special equipment for doing scientific experiments and tests

  • experiments conducted in a modern laboratory

  • a research laboratory

— often used before another noun

  • laboratory experiments/research/studies/tests

— see also LANGUAGE LABORATORY

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