laboratory

/ləˈbɔɹətɹi/noun

A room or building set up with special equipment for scientific experiments, research, or testing.

Example sentence

“The samples were sent to the laboratory for analysis.”

Americans stress LAB-ruh-tor-ee; Britons say luh-BOR-uh-tree. The clipped form 'lab' is standard everywhere.

Related words

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