noun
- a room or building equipped with scientific instruments and apparatus for conducting experiments, research, or testing
Usage: plural of laboratory; commonly abbreviated as 'lab' or 'labs'
Examples
- The university has several state-of-the-art laboratories for chemistry and biology research.
- Medical laboratories analyze blood samples and other patient specimens.
- Students conducted experiments in the school's science laboratories.
- Pharmaceutical laboratories develop and test new medications.
- The laboratories were equipped with microscopes, beakers, and other scientific equipment.
- Many laboratories around the world are working on vaccine development.