laboratory
noun
a building, part of a building, or other place equipped to conduct scientific experiments, tests, investigations, etc., or to manufacture chemicals, medicines, or the like.
laboratories
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pluralof laboratory.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Her sister, a high school student, standing nearby, described deteriorating learning conditions, with 40 pupils per class and a lack of facilities such as laboratories, at her school.
From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026
Those 17 proteins were among 211 candidate designs generated by Claude that were sent to real-world research laboratories for physical testing.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026
If it is successful, this will become the first time a sample has been returned from Mars or its moons to be analysed in laboratories here on Earth.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
Scientists from the laboratories of Alex K. Shalek, director of MIT's Institute for Medical Engineering and Science, and Matthew Vander Heiden, director of the Koch Institute, also participated in the work.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
But the words of the others were stronger than the strength of philanthropic dollars, deeper than shafts sunk in the earth for oil and gold, more awe-inspiring than the miracles fabricated in scientific laboratories.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
