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laboratory

laboratory definition

labo·ra·tory (lab′rə tôr′ē; occas. lab′ər ə tôr′ē; Brit lə bôr′ə tər ē)

noun pl. laboratories -·ries

a room, building, etc. for scientific experimentation or research
a place for preparing chemicals, drugs, etc.
☆ a place where theories, techniques, and methods, as in education or social studies, are tested, analyzed, demonstrated, etc.
a room, often containing special equipment and materials, in which students work to enhance skills, remedy deficiencies, etc. in a particular subject, as a foreign language
a class period during which students perform experiments or work in a laboratory

Etymology: ML laboratorium < L laborare: see labor,

adjective

of or performed in, or as in, a laboratory