laboratory work
Scientific testing procedures
Laboratory work is hands-on scientific investigation conducted in a controlled setting—running experiments, analyzing samples, testing hypotheses.
It contrasts with theoretical work or fieldwork: She spent years doing laboratory work before moving into clinical practice.
In education, lab work supplements lectures with practical application: The chemistry course requires twenty hours of laboratory work.
- culturingGrowing organisms artificially
- microscopeInstrument for viewing minute objects
- chemistryStudy of substances' interactions
- test tubesNarrow laboratory glassware
- centrifugationSpinning to separate densities
experiment · biology · drug development · clinical trial · disease diagnosis · fume hood · safety goggles · pipette · lab coat · white coat · lab bench · spectroscopy · titration · electrophoresis · reproducibility · peer review · staining · physics
- glove activitiesboxing, surgery, gardening, welding, beekeeping
laboratory workfieldwork
Research conducted on location
field research · field study · archaeological excavation · field observations · wildlife observation
laboratory workliterature review
Analysis of prior scholarship
thought experiments · library research · desk work · armchair philosophy · abstract reasoning
laboratory workclinical practice
Hands-on healthcare delivery
manufacturing · real-world application · commercial production · industrial production · professional practice