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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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Ruteng Regional General Hospital's operating room, delivery room, pharmacy, and laboratory were all rendered defunct after the building's roof collapsed.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

The membranes were first tested with human bone cells in the laboratory.

From Science Daily Aug. 12, 2026

Experts at Chilbolton Observatory, operated by the UK's national space laboratory RAL Space, monitor UK-licenced satellites and fast-multiplying fragments of space debris swirling around them.

From Barron's Aug. 7, 2026

Since May 1, the CDC has laboratory-confirmed 10,468 domestic cases of cyclosporiasis and is aware of more than 12,255 additional cases that have yet to be laboratory confirmed.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

A year later, he was breeding maggots by the thousands, in milk bottles filled with rotting fruit in a third-floor laboratory at Columbia University.*

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

Test results can take anywhere from several weeks to a few months depending on the complexity of the case and the workload of forensic laboratories.

From BBC Aug. 1, 2026

One of the largest cyclosporiasis outbreaks in North America was linked, through data collection from clinicians and laboratories, to imported raspberries from an estimated five Guatemalan farms in 1996.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

Most states need to send cyclospora specimens to the CDC for genetic fingerprinting because their own public-health laboratories can’t do it, Williams said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

At field stations and in Stanford laboratories, the scientists measured how much oxygen each organism consumed under different water temperatures.

From Science Daily Jul. 12, 2026

The pollution entering our waterways comes from many sources: radioactive wastes from reactors, laboratories, and hospitals; fallout from nuclear explosions; domestic wastes from cities and towns; chemical wastes from factories.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson




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