Definitions for: Laboratory


[n] a workplace for the conduct of scientific research



Webster (1913) 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.

Synonyms: lab, research lab, research laboratory, science lab, science laboratory

See Also: bio lab, biology lab, biology laboratory, chem lab, chemistry lab, chemistry laboratory, lab bench, laboratory bench, physics lab, physics laboratory, work, workplace

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