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1. Laboratory
   A facility where relatively small quantities of hazardous materials are used on a non-production basis.
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2. 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 evide...
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3. 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. ...
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4. 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 exte...
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5. 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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6. 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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7. 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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8. 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 ...
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9. Laboratory
   A laboratory is a building or workshop designed for investigation and experiment in chemistry, physics, etc. It may be for special research and analyses, or for quite general work. To the former class belong the laboratories which are attached to dye-works, colour works, chemical, and similar works....
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10. laboratory
    Type: Term Pronunciation: lab′ŏ-ră-tō′rē, lab′ră- Definitions: 1. A place equipped for the performance of tests, experiments, and investigative procedures and for the preparation of reagents, therapeutic chemical materials, and so on.
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11. 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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12. Laboratory
    The laboratory is the place in a studio where all of the film processing takes place. Developing, editing, addition of special effects, sound, and other possible images all occur in the laboratory. Images are fixed on the film, sequences are tightened, the continuity of the film and its various scen...
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13. 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 ...
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14. 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 s...
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