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laboratory

[lab-ruh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, lab-er-uh-, luh-bor-uh-tuh-ree, -uh-tree] / ˈlæb rəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, ˈlæb ər ə-, ləˈbɒr ə tə ri, -ə tri /
NOUN
testing room
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Niethammer's laboratory had already spent years investigating the molecular reactions involved in 5-oxoETE signaling.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026

In their second attempt at securing a conviction, prosecutors are putting less emphasis on Rinderknecht’s alleged resentment of the wealthy, instead highlighting laboratory tests they allege prove that a lighter could ignite the hillside vegetation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

Macfarlane's laboratory has spent years developing ways to construct different types of nanoparticles using attached polymer chains.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026

But Wednesday’s opening also highlighted laboratory tests of an open flame — and gave Haney a new line of attack.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

Before he did, he checked the radioactivity inside the car, using a Geiger counter from the laboratory.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien

The recommendations also establish expectations for cooperation among laboratories, phage manufacturing facilities, pharmacies, and clinical teams.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026

The equivalent experimental work would have taken hundreds of millions of years in laboratories.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

Her sister, a high school student, standing nearby, described deteriorating learning conditions, with 40 pupils per class and a lack of facilities such as laboratories, at her school.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026

Those 17 proteins were among 211 candidate designs generated by Claude that were sent to real-world research laboratories for physical testing.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

The monkeys that are used in laboratories are not organ-grinder monkeys.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston


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