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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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IVF involves stimulating the ovaries to produce eggs, retrieving them, fertilising them in a laboratory and then implanting the resulting embryo back into the womb.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026

Stan Kerstjens, a postdoctoral researcher in Professor Anthony Zador's laboratory, explains the challenge in terms of positional information.

From Science Daily • Jun. 25, 2026

The Energy Department will set the technical specifications for the machine, which is expected to be housed in a national laboratory by 2028.

From Barron's • Jun. 23, 2026

He led me into a cream-colored bungalow he called his pathogen laboratory, where two workers in lab coats prepared milk samples.

From Salon • Jun. 22, 2026

He asked Mr. Loomis, as soon as the door was shut, if he would like to come and work with him in the secret laboratory.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien




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