laboratory

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A room, building or institution equipped for scientific research, experimentation or analysis.
A place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured.

Pronunciation

/ləˈbɒɹət(ə)ɹi/ En-uk-laboratory.ogg en-uk-laboratory-2.ogg /ləˈbɔɹətɹe/ /-tɹɪ/ /-tɹi/ /ˈlæb(ə)ɹəˌtɔɹi/ En-us-laboratory.ogg /ˈlæbɹəˌtɔɹi/ /ləˈbɔɹəˌtɔɹi/ /ləˈbɔɹətɹi/ /ləˈbɔɹətɹiː/ /ˈlɛbɹəˌtoːɹiː/ /ləˈbɔrəʈ(ɵ)ri/ /ˈlab(ɵ)reʈ(ɵ)ri/ /laboɾaˈtoɾi/ [lɐ.bo.ɾɐˈt̪oː.ɾɪ] /ˈlabɾatoɾi/ [ˌlab.ɾɐ.t̪oˈɾɪ]

Word forms

laboratory laboratories

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin labōrātōrium.

Synonyms

lab laboratorium

Derived words

biolaboratory collaboratory hot laboratory interlaboratory intralaboratory laboratorian laboratorily laboratorist laboratory assistant laboratory coat laboratoryful laboratory mouse laboratory rat laboratoryware language laboratory multilaboratory nonlaboratory

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