Meaning of LABORATORY
| Pronunciation: | | 'labru`towree
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| | Definition: | | [n] a workplace for the conduct of scientific research |
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| | Synonyms: | | lab, research lab, research laboratory, science lab, science laboratory |
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| | See Also: | | bio lab, biology lab, biology laboratory, chem lab, chemistry lab, chemistry laboratory, lab bench, laboratory bench, physics lab, physics laboratory, work, workplace | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Lab"o*ra*to*ry\, n.; pl. {Laboratories}. [Shortened
fr. elaboratory; cf. OF. elaboratoire, F. laboratoire. See
{Elaborate}, {Labor.}] [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.
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| | Definition: | | Dreaming that you are in a laboratory means that you are experimenting with your inner feelings, beliefs, and fears and testing yourself. Alternatively, you may be going through some sort of transformation. |
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| | Related Terms: | | blood bank, charity ward, clinic, consultation room, delivery room, dispensary, emergency, examining room, fever ward, hospital room, intensive care, isolation, lab, labor room, maternity ward, nursery, operating room, pharmacy, prison ward, private room, proving ground, recovery room, research establishment, research installation, research laboratory, semi-private room, surgery, therapy, think tank, treatment room, ward, X ray |
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