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Plural / 3rd person of laboratory. Showing the entry for laboratory.

laboratory

la·bo·ra·tory

UK/ləˈbɒɹət(ə)ɹi/ US/ləˈbɔɹətɹe/ fairly common

noun

2.

a region resembling a laboratory inasmuch as it offers opportunities for observation and practice and experimentation

  • “the new nation is a testing ground for socioeconomic theories”
  • “Pakistan is a laboratory for studying the use of American troops to combat terrorism”

Phrases

  • hot laboratory
  • laboratory assistant
  • laboratory coat
  • laboratory mouse
  • laboratory rat
  • language laboratory

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