laboratory.
A room, building or institution equipped for scientific research, experimentation or analysis.
Meaning & usage
A room, building or institution equipped for scientific research, experimentation or analysis.
A place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured.
Where this word comes from
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.
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