RESEARCH LABORATORY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does research laboratory mean? 

• RESEARCH LABORATORY (noun)
  The noun RESEARCH LABORATORY has 1 sense:

1. a workplace for the conduct of scientific research

  Familiarity information: RESEARCH LABORATORY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RESEARCH LABORATORY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A workplace for the conduct of scientific research

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

lab; laboratory; research lab; research laboratory; science lab; science laboratory

Hypernyms ("research laboratory" is a kind of...):

work; workplace (a place where work is done)

Meronyms (parts of "research laboratory"):

lab bench; laboratory bench (a workbench in a laboratory)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "research laboratory"):

bio lab; biology lab; biology laboratory (a laboratory for biological research)

chem lab; chemistry lab; chemistry laboratory (a laboratory for research in chemistry)

defense laboratory (a laboratory devoted to research and development for national defense)

physics lab; physics laboratory (a laboratory for research in physics)

 Context examples 

The Plains Elevated Convection at Night (PECAN) field campaign will involve scientists, students and support staff from eight research laboratories and 14 universities.

(Scientists tackle mystery of thunderstorms that strike at night, NSF)

Phosphate reagents are used in research laboratories, medicine or industry in various technical procedures.

(Phosphate Buffer, NCI Thesaurus)

Hexamethylphosphoramide is used as a stabilizer against thermal degradation in polystyrene and is used as a solvent in research laboratories.

(Hexamethylphosphoramide, NCI Thesaurus)

An integrated physical and genetic linkage map of the human genome produced by the Centre d'Etude du Polymorphisme Humain (CEPH) and the Genethon research laboratories.

(CEPH/Genethon Map, NCI Thesaurus)

Hence, research laboratories are working on innovative projects to deal with the challenges of “smart cities” or cities of the future.

(Scientists design “smart” asphalts with magnetic materials for safer electric scooters, University of Granada)