laboratories
Where experiments happen
Laboratories is the plural of laboratory—rooms or buildings equipped for scientific research, experiments, or testing.
The word appears in contexts ranging from chemistry labs to medical diagnostics to crime scene analysis: The samples were sent to three different laboratories.
Often shortened to labs in casual use.
Study of light-matter interaction
- chromatographyTechnique separating mixtures by differential migration
- spectrometryMeasuring radiation to identify substances
- titrationMeasuring concentration by addition
- electrophoresisField-driven particle separation
centrifugation · assay · crystallography · microscopy · calibration · filtration · distillation · gravimetry
Identification of illness
- pathologyStudy of disease processes
- biopsyTissue sample for diagnosis
- hematologyScience of blood disorders
- microbiologyStudy of microscopic life
cytology · bloodwork · specimens · cultures · urinalysis · phlebotomy · histopathology · serology
Confirming truth or accuracy
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- standardsAccepted levels of quality
- certificationAttestation of qualification
- accreditationOfficial quality approval
compliance · inspection · proficiency · benchmarking · specifications · metrology · precision · accuracy
Testable proposed explanation
- experimentSystematic investigation procedure
- protocolPrescribed conduct rules
- variablesChangeable elements in equations
- procedurePrescribed sequence of actions
data · results · observation · replication · methodology · publication · findings · investigation
Creating new products
- prototypingMaking preliminary models
- developmentProgress toward maturity
- incubatorControlled warming enclosure
- breakthroughSudden important advance
patent · invention · startup · biotech · pharma · proprietary · translational · commercialization
Study of substances' interactions
- biologyStudy of organisms
- physicsScience of matter and energy
- geneticsScience of hereditary transmission
- biotechnologyEngineering using living systems
pharmacology · neuroscience · virology · immunology · biochemistry · molecular · cellular · genomics
spectroscopy
Study of light-matter interaction
- chromatographyTechnique separating mixtures by differential migration
- spectrometryMeasuring radiation to identify substances
- titrationMeasuring concentration by addition
electrophoresis · centrifugation · assay · crystallography · microscopy · calibration · filtration · distillation · gravimetry · separation
diagnosis
Identification of illness
- pathologyStudy of disease processes
- biopsyTissue sample for diagnosis
- hematologyScience of blood disorders
microbiology · cytology · bloodwork · specimens · cultures · urinalysis · phlebotomy · histopathology · serology · screening
validation
Confirming truth or accuracy
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- standardsAccepted levels of quality
- certificationAttestation of qualification
accreditation · compliance · inspection · proficiency · benchmarking · specifications · metrology · precision · accuracy · reliability
hypothesis
Testable proposed explanation
- experimentSystematic investigation procedure
- protocolPrescribed conduct rules
- variablesChangeable elements in equations
procedure · data · results · observation · replication · methodology · publication · findings · investigation · empirical
R&D
Creating new products
- prototypingMaking preliminary models
- developmentProgress toward maturity
- incubatorControlled warming enclosure
breakthrough · patent · invention · startup · biotech · pharma · proprietary · translational · commercialization · spin-off
chemistry
Study of substances' interactions
- biologyStudy of organisms
- physicsScience of matter and energy
- geneticsScience of hereditary transmission
biotechnology · pharmacology · neuroscience · virology · immunology · biochemistry · molecular · cellular · genomics · bioinformatics
- universitycampus, faculty, college, professors, degrees
- Nikola TeslaTesla coil, alternating current, wireless power, death ray, patents
- Steampunkgears, cogs, brass goggles, airship, dirigible
- Victorian ScienceDarwin, Darwinism, evolution, electricity, galvanism
- Anti-DopingWADA, banned substances, drug testing, NADA, doping control
- innovation ecosystemstech hubs, science parks, incubators, accelerators, innovation centers
laboratoriesnatural habitats
Organisms' original living environments
the wild · field · wilderness · the bush · open air
laboratoriesoffices
Professional work spaces
factories · lecture halls · libraries · manufacturing plants · assembly lines
- national laboratoriesState-run scientific research facilities
laborer, labored, laboring, laboratory, laborers, laborious, labors, labs, laboriously