Synonyms for laboratory
ˈlæb rəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, ˈlæb ər ə-; Brit. ləˈbɒr ə tə ri, -ə trilab·o·ra·to·ry

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1. lab, laboratory, research lab, research laboratory, science lab, science laboratorynoun

   a workplace for the conduct of scientific research

   Synonyms:
   research laboratory, science laboratory, testing ground, lab, research lab, science lab

2. testing ground, laboratorynoun

   a region resembling a laboratory inasmuch as it offers opportunities for observation and practice and experimentation

   "the new nation is a testing ground for socioeconomic theories"; "Pakistan is a laboratory for studying the use of American troops to combat terrorism"

   Synonyms:
   research laboratory, science laboratory, research lab, testing ground, lab, science lab

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1. List of paraphrases for "laboratory":

   lab, laboratories, laboratoire, laboratorio, laboratorium, labs, experimental, laboratoires, bench, darkroom

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1. The IBU:

   (The two athletes) were charged with anti-doping rule violations based on analytical findings recorded in the Moscow Laboratory Information Management System database in respect of samples collected from them in 2013.

2. Vicki Cowart:

   We want to acknowledge that hearing laboratory conversations about research out of context can be jarring, especially when the conversation is being manipulated for the purpose of attacking women's health care, nevertheless, this coordinated attack on women's health will not deter us from providing essential reproductive health care and from advancing important medical research.

3. George Tahu:

   Our next instruments will build on the success of [Mars Science Laboratory], which was a proving ground for new technology, these will gather science data in ways that weren’t possible before.

4. Theodor Herzl:

   [The body is] a marvelous machine...a chemical laboratory, a power-house. Every movement, voluntary or involuntary, full of secrets and marvels!

5. Albert Einstein, quoted in Scientific American, September 2004, page 69:

   No one but a theorist believes his theory; everyone puts faith in a laboratory result but the experimenter himself.