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Definition of Laboratory

1. Noun. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research.

2. Noun. A region resembling a laboratory inasmuch as it offers opportunities for observation and practice and experimentation. "Pakistan is a laboratory for studying the use of American troops to combat terrorism"

Definition of Laboratory

1. n. The workroom of a chemist; also, a place devoted to experiments in any branch of natural science; as, a chemical, physical, or biological laboratory. Hence, by extension, a place where something is prepared, or some operation is performed; as, the liver is the laboratory of the bile.

Definition of Laboratory

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Medical Definition of Laboratory

1. Origin: Shortened fr. Elaboratory; cf. OF. Elaboratoire, F. Laboratoire. See Elaborate, Labour] [Formerly written also elaboratory. The workroom of a chemist; also, a place devoted to experiments in any branch of natural science; as, a chemical, physical, or biological laboratory. Hence, by extension, a place where something is prepared, or some operation is performed; as, the liver is the laboratory of the bile. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Laboratory

labium posterius ostii uteri labium superius oris labium vocale lablab Lablab lablabs Lablab purpureus LABLINK labor labor-intensive

laborant laboratorian laboratories laboratories laboratory (current term) laboratory (current term) laboratory animal science laboratory bench laboratory chemicals laboratory coat

laboratory diagnosis laboratory infection laboratory personnel laboratory techniques and procedures labored laboredly laborer laborers laboring laborious

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