Look up: Laboratory

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   Laboratory
   A facility where relatively small quantities of hazardous materials are used on a non-production basis.
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   Laboratory
   Laboratory: A place for doing tests and research procedures and preparing chemicals, etc. Although 'laboratory' looks very like the Latin 'laboratorium' (a place to labor, a work place), the word 'laboratory' came from the Latin 'elaborare' (to work out, as a problem, and with great pains), as evidenced by the Old English spelling 'elaboratory' des ...
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   Laboratory
   Lab'o·ra·to·ry noun ; plural Laboratories . [ Shortened from elaboratory ; confer Old French elaboratoire , French 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 laborator ...
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   laboratory
   Origin: Shortened fr. Elaboratory; cf. OF. Elaboratoire, F. Laboratoire. See Elaborate, Labour] [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 ...
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   Laboratory
   A `laboratory` (informally, `lab`) is a facility that provides controlled conditions in which scientific research, experiments, and measurement may be performed. The title of `laboratory` is also used for certain other facilities where the processes or equipment used are similar to those in scientific laboratories. These notably include: * the film laboratory or photographic laboratory * the computer lab * the medical lab * the clandestine lab fo...
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   laboratory
   (lab´rә-tor″e) a place equipped for making tests or doing experimental work. clinical laboratory one for examination of materials derived from the human body (such as fluids, tissues, or cells) for the purpose of providing information on diagnosis, prognosis, preventi...
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   Laboratory
   • (n.) 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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   laboratory
   (from the article `analysis`) A summary, though not comprehensive, of the common laboratory measurements that can be performed to supplement information obtained by another ... Types of laboratories[2 related articles]
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   laboratory
   laboratory, lab 1. A workplace for the conduct of scientific research or where research and testing is carried out. 2. A room or place with appropriate equipment for teaching science or doing scientific work. 3. A place where drugs and chemicals are manufactured, examined, and tested. 4. A place equipped for performing experimental work or investigative procedu...
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    Laboratory
    Classroom activities performed in an environment that fosters inquiry through experimentation and exploration. Laboratories typically have specialized equipment to permit students to perform experiments in biology, chemistry, physics, meteorology, geology, and occasionally psychology.
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