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laboratory experiments
UK/ləˈbɒrətri ɪkˈspɛrɪmənts/US/ˈlæbrəˌtɔri ɪkˈspɛrəˌmɛnts/la·BOR·a·to·ry EX·per·i·ments
experiments carried out in a laboratory under controlled conditions
Examples
“Laboratory experiments allowed the team to control temperature and humidity.”
“Results from laboratory experiments may not always generalize to real life.”
“We replicated the laboratory experiments to check for consistency.”
Band 8 sentence
“Although laboratory experiments provide precise control, their ecological validity must be considered.”
Collocations
- controlled laboratory experiments
- replicate laboratory experiments
Word family
Common mistakes
do laboratory experiments→carry out laboratory experiments
laboratory experiment was repeated three times→laboratory experiments were repeated three times
Say it for a higher band
5lab experiments→6lab tests→7+laboratory experiments
Synonyms
lab experiments
Easily confused
field experiments
“Field experiments test interventions in real-world settings.”
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