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laboratory en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /laboɾaˈtoɾi/ (Philippines)
• [ˌlab.ɾɐ.t̪oˈɾɪ] (Philippines)
• /ləˈbɒɹət(ə)ɹi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈlabɾatoɾi/ (Philippines)
• [lɐ.bo.ɾɐˈt̪oː.ɾɪ] (Philippines)
• /ˈlɛbɹəˌtoːɹiː/ (New-Zealand)
• /ləˈbɔɹətɹiː/ (New-Zealand)
• /ləˈbɔɹəˌtɔɹi/ (Canada)
• (US) audio
• /ˈlæbɹəˌtɔɹi/ (Canada)
• /-tɹi/ (Scotland)
• (UK) audio
• /-tɹɪ/ (Scotland)
• /ləˈbɔɹətɹe/ (Scotland)
• (UK) audio
• /ləˈbɔɹətɹi/ (Canada)
• /ˈlæb(ə)ɹəˌtɔɹi/ (US)

Etymology

Etymology tree Old Latin labōs Latin labor Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin labōrō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Late Latin labōrātor Medieval Latin labōrātōrius Medieval Latin labōrātōriumbor. English laboratory Borrowed from Medieval Latin labōrātōrium.

Meanings

1. A room, building or institution equipped for scientific research, experimentation or analysis.
2. A place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured.
   • Again she read the passage that had riveted her attention; and, rising from her seat, carried the still open volume, and laid it on a slab by the furnace in the laboratory: it was a celebrated treatise on poisons, written in the fifteenth century. 1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “The Laboratory”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 325:
   • [Isaac Newton] was obsessed with alchemy. He spent hours copying alchemical recipes and trying to replicate them in his laboratory. He believed that the Bible contained numerological codes. 2014 June 21, “Magician’s brain”, in The Economist, volume 411, number 8892:

Forms

Deriveds

laboratory coat · biolaboratory · multilaboratory · laboratoryful · interlaboratory · collaboratory · nonlaboratory · language laboratory · intralaboratory · laboratorian · laboratorylike · laboratorily · laboratory rat · laboratorist · hot laboratory · laboratory mouse · laboratoryware · laboratory assistant

Synonyms

lab · laboratorium

Translations (201)

km ទីពិសោធ (place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured) · nb laboratorium (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · dsb labor (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · kk лаборатория (place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured) · tr laboratuvar (place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured) · ur تَجْرِبَہ گاہ (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · hy լաբորատորիա (place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured) · ar مُخْتَبَر (place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured) · ru лаборато́рия (place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured) · ug لابوراتورىيە (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · uz laboratoriya (place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured) · cs laboratoř (place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured) · es laboratorio (place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured) · gd deuchainn-lann (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · ja 研究所 (place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured) · de Labor (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · cmn 研究室 (place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured) · sh laboràtōrija (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · bg лаборато́рия (place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured) · yi לאַבאָראַטאָריע (place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured) · hi प्रयोगशाला (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · sh лабораторија (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · ps آزمايشګاه (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · la labōrātōrium (place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured) · cs laboratoř (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · de Labor (place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured) · sv labbis (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · yi לאַבאָראַטאָריע (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · th ห้องปฏิบัติการ (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · te ప్రయోగశాల (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · lo ຫ້ອງທົດລອງ (place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured) · sh лаборато̑риј (place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured) · ru лаборато́рия (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · hu laboratórium (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · is tilraunastofa (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · sh лаборато̑риј (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · pms laboratòri (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · pl laboratorium (place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured) · ja 実験室 (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · tg лаборатория (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · is rannsóknarstofa (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · kk лаборатория (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · kmr ezmûngeh (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · vi phòng thí nghiệm (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · es laboratorio (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · my ဓာတ်ခွဲခန်း (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · kk зертхана (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · is rannsóknarstofu (place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured) · be лабарато́рыя (place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured) · it laboratorio (place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured) · sq laborator (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · mt laboratorju (place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured) · fa-ira لابْراتُوار (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · it laboratorio (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · lt laboratorija (place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured) · rgn laburatöri (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · co laboratoriu (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · xal лаборатор (place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured) · az laboratoriya (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · da laboratorium (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · eo laboratorio (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · gd obair-lann (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · sq laborator (place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured) · et laboratoorium (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · frr Laboor (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · el εργαστήριο (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · gl laboratorio (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · hu laboratórium (place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured) · nl labo (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · fur laboratori (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · gl laboratorio (place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured) · hi प्रयोगशाला (place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured) · uk лаборато́рія (place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured) · nl laboratorium (place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured) · el εργαστήριο (place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured) · sv labb (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · ja 研究室 (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · bg лаборато́рия (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · hu szertár (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · pt laboratório (place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured) · ug تەجرىبىخانا (place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured) · ug تەجرىبىخانا (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · co laburatoriu (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · ms makmal (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · de Laborgebäude (place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured) · bn পরীক্ষাগার (place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured) · pl pracownia (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · fi labbis (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · yue 實驗室 /实验室 (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · tk laboratoriýa (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · nl lab (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · ar مُخْتَبَر (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · cmn 實驗室 /实验室 (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · tr laboratuvar (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · de Laboratorium (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · ka ლაბორატორია (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · bn পরীক্ষাগার (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · sk laboratórium (place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured) · kmr ezmûngeh (place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured) · gd obair-lann (place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured) · mk лабораторија (place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured) · za fuengzsaedniemh (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · sk laboratórium (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · tl panaliksikan (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · az laboratoriya (place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured) · ps لابراتوار (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · pl laboratorium (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · io laboratorio (place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured) · lv laboratorija (place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured) · crh laboratoriya (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · io laboratorio (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · tt лаборатория (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · nn laboratorium (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · ky лаборатория (place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured) · lmo laboratori (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · my ဓာတ်ခွဲခန်း (place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured) · uz laboratoriya (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · dsb laboratorium (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · ro laborator (place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured) · kmr labaratûwar (place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured) · th ห้องทดลอง (place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured) · sh лабораторија (place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured) · fi laboratorio (place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured) · kmr labaratûwar (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · id laboratorium (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · sw maabara (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · ky лаборатория (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · xal лаборатор (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · mr प्रयोगशाळा (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · st serupa (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · ia laboratorio (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · fr laboratoire (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · la labōrātōrium (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · de Laboratorium (place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured) · da laboratorium (place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured) · eo esplorejo (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · lij laboratöio (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · ka ლაბორატორია (place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured) · ur تَجْرِبَہ گاہ (place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured) · fa-ira لابْراتُوار (place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured) · cy labordy (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · mn лаборатори (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · mk лабораторија (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · af laboratorium (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · fi laboratorio (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · ro laborator (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · fa-ira آزْمایِشْگاه (place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured) · nb laboratorium (place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured) · sv laboratorium (place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured) · sl laboratorij (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · nl laboratorium (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · de Laborgebäude (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · mr प्रयोगशाळा (place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured) · kk зертхана (place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured) · sv laboratorium (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · sh laboratȏrij (place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured) · ko 실험실 (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · mt laboratorju (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · ta ஆய்வுக்கூடம் (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · sh laboratȏrij (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · fa-ira آزْمایِشْگاه (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · ps لابراتوار (place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured) · be лабарато́рыя (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · ja ラボラトリー (place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured) · lt laboratorija (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · ast llaboratoriu (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · sip ཉམ་ཞིབ་ཁང (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · et labor (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · et laboratoorium (place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured) · pt laboratório (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · nn laboratorium (place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured) · hy լաբորատորիա (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · km ទីពិសោធ (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · ga saotharlann (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · he מַעְבָּדָה (place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured) · ps آزمايشګاه (place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured) · fi labra (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · uk лаборато́рія (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · pdt Proowkoma (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · ca laboratori (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · ja ラボ (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · ko 랩 (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · ga saotharlann (place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured) · tg лаборатория (place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured) · mn лаборатори (place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured) · an laboratorio (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · ar مَعْمَل (place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured) · he מַעֲבָּדָה (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · ms makmal (place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured) · lv laboratorija (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · ko 연구실 (place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured) · crh laboratoriya (place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured) · sh laboràtōrija (place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured) · ug لابوراتورىيە (place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured) · tt лаборатория (place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured) · tk laboratoriýa (place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured) · fr laboratoire (place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured) · tl laboratoryo (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) · vi phòng thí nghiệm (place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured) · sl laboratorij (place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured) · ar مَعْمَل (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research)