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laboratory

[lab-ruh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, lab-er-uh-, luh-bor-uh-tuh-ree, -uh-tree] / ˈlæb rəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, ˈlæb ər ə-, ləˈbɒr ə tə ri, -ə tri /
NOUN
testing room
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Laboratory testing showed a hemolysis rate below 3%, cell viability above 99%, and an antibacterial effect of 99.9%, indicating that it is safe when it comes into contact with blood.

From Science Daily • Jul. 2, 2026

Natural gas turbines “become about 25% less efficient in hot weather,” according to the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, part of the Department of Energy.

From Barron's • Jun. 30, 2026

“We thought it was wrong,” Caldeira, the climate scientist and former researcher at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, told ProPublica and Drilled.

From Salon • Jun. 26, 2026

One seismic station in Venezuela observed what seemed to be “a fairly continuous event” between the two quakes, said Caltech geophysics professor Zhongwen Zhan, the director of the Caltech Seismological Laboratory, at Wednesday’s briefing.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2026

“I am slightly edgy, with everything that’s occurring. We are reentering in order to retrieve some of our test results from... Laboratory 4-A.”

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth




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