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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His plan begins with independent evaluators inside frontier AI laboratories, followed by common safety standards among companies in democratic countries and, eventually, international coordination.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
Existing models and agents would remain available if laboratories merely delayed the next generation.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
"Thankfully, nature has provided us with magnetars, which are the perfect cosmic laboratories to go looking for this effect."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026
South Africa is not the only African country where illicit laboratories have been found.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
She carefully put down her work and trotted off to the laboratories.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
