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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Rather than investigating genetic code evolution, the researchers were trying to improve the tools available for studying organisms that are difficult to grow and analyze in laboratories.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026
At Nepal's two forensic laboratories, both in Kathmandu, experts are working to profile samples and build a database on a scale they have never handled before.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
Competition promotes the discovery of what nobody sitting in Washington or even in today’s leading AI laboratories knows to look for.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
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
That’s why Sapiens rule the world, whereas ants eat our leftovers and chimps are locked up in zoos and research laboratories.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
