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Laboratory Simulated Noun Ləˈbɒrətri ˈlæbrətɔːri Clinical/Research Send Specimen

Word3 laboratory
WordType (noun)
Phonetic /ləˈbɒrətri/ /ˈlæbrətɔːri/
Example
  • a clinical/research laboratory
  • to send a specimen to the laboratory for analysis
  • the effects of weathering can be simulated in the laboratory.
  • laboratory experiments/tests
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laboratory

(noun)/ləˈbɒrətri/ /ˈlæbrətɔːri/
  1. a room or building used for scientific research, experiments, testing, etc.
    • SEE ALSO language laboratory
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/language-laboratory
    • a clinical/research laboratory
    • to send a specimen to the laboratory for analysis
    • The effects of weathering can be simulated in the laboratory.
    • laboratory experiments/tests
    • The athletes' reflexes were tested under laboratory conditions.

    Extra Examples

    • She has donated money to establish a pharmaceutical laboratory.
    • They work in a laboratory studying growth patterns.
    • laboratory tests on animals
    • simulated driving in a laboratory setting

    Word Origin

    • early 17th cent.: from medieval Latin laboratorium, from Latin laborare ‘to labour’.
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