laboratory
noun
lab·o·ra·to·ry
ˈla-b(ə-)rə-ˌtȯr-ē 
sometimes ˈla-bər-ˌtȯr-,
or ˈla-bə-ˌtȯr-,
or lə-ˈbȯr-ə-ˌtȯr-
plural laboratories
often attributive
1
a
: a place equipped for experimental study in a science or for testing and analysis
a research laboratory
broadly
: a place providing opportunity for experimentation, observation, or practice in a field of study
b
: a place like a laboratory for testing, experimentation, or practice
That area is a laboratory for cultivating the germ of terrorism.
2
: an academic period set aside for laboratory work
a course of study requiring two lectures and one laboratory per week
Examples of laboratory in a Sentence
experiments conducted in a modern laboratory
Recent Examples on the Web
The multi-course dinner is served in a laboratory/dining room.
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Tinbete Ermyas, NPR, 3 June 2024
The ideas and entrepreneurial talent coming out of universities and laboratories around the Boston, Cambridge and New England area combined with financial capital that supports companies from their very early stages all the way to deployment into the public markets, Matheson said.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 3 June 2024
Manganese can also cross the blood-brain barrier and has led to sperm damage and issues with male reproduction in laboratory animals that were fed high levels of the mineral.4
Manganese naturally exists in low levels in beans, nuts, bottled, and tap water.
—Korin Miller, Health, 29 May 2024
Since rapid evaluation became the norm, use of laboratory, CT and ultrasound services at my hospital has increased nearly 20%.
—Eric Snoey, Twin Cities, 26 May 2024
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Tinbete Ermyas, NPR, 3 June 2024
The ideas and entrepreneurial talent coming out of universities and laboratories around the Boston, Cambridge and New England area combined with financial capital that supports companies from their very early stages all the way to deployment into the public markets, Matheson said.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 3 June 2024
Manganese can also cross the blood-brain barrier and has led to sperm damage and issues with male reproduction in laboratory animals that were fed high levels of the mineral.4
Manganese naturally exists in low levels in beans, nuts, bottled, and tap water.
—Korin Miller, Health, 29 May 2024
Since rapid evaluation became the norm, use of laboratory, CT and ultrasound services at my hospital has increased nearly 20%.
—Eric Snoey, Twin Cities, 26 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for laboratory
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“Laboratory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/laboratory. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.
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laboratory
noun
lab·o·ra·to·ry
ˈlab-(ə-)rə-ˌtōr-ē
-ˌtȯr-
-ˌtȯr-
plural laboratories
: a place equipped for making scientific experiments and tests
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