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Laboratory Research Noun Bre Ləˈbɒrətri ˈlæbrətɔːri Experiments/Tests Send
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laboratory |
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BrE / ləˈbɒrətri / NAmE / ˈlæbrətɔːri / |
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- a research laboratory
- laboratory experiments/tests
- to send a specimen to the laboratory for analysis
- he runs his own research laboratory.
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laboratory(noun)BrE / ləˈbɒrətri / NAmE / ˈlæbrətɔːri / - a room or building used for scientific research, experiments, testing, etc.
- a research laboratory
- laboratory experiments/tests
- to send a specimen to the laboratory for analysis
Extra Examples- He runs his own research laboratory.
- She has donated money to establish a pharmaceutical laboratory.
- The athletes’ reflexes were tested under laboratory conditions.
- The effects of weathering can be simulated in the 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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