noun · neutral
laboratory
UK/ləˈbɒrətəri/US/ˈlæbrəˌtɔːri/la·BOR·a·to·ry
A room or building equipped for scientific experiments, research, or teaching practical work.
Examples
“We spent the afternoon running tests in the laboratory.”
“Laboratory safety rules must be followed at all times.”
“The university invested in a new chemistry laboratory last year.”
Band 8 sentence
“The research team carried out a series of controlled experiments in the university laboratory to validate their hypothesis.”
Collocations
- laboratory equipment
- conduct experiments in the laboratory
- laboratory technician
Word family
Common mistakes
I worked in laboratory yesterday.→I worked in the laboratory yesterday.
We did many laboratory.→We did a lot of laboratory work.
Say it for a higher band
5lab→6practical room→7+laboratory
Synonyms
lab
Easily confused
lab
“The students conducted the experiment in the lab.”
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