research laboratory

Where experiments happen

A research laboratory is a facility equipped for scientific investigation and experimentation.

Universities, corporations, and government agencies maintain research laboratories to advance knowledge or develop products: The pharmaceutical company's research laboratory is testing a new cancer treatment.

Often shortened to research lab or just lab.

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clinical trial · centrifuge · hypothesis testing · chemistry · autoclave · nanotechnology · genetics · grant funding · calibration · data collection · technician · peer review · engineering · spectrometer · pipette · white coat · physics · medicine

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purpose/function

research laboratoryclassroom

Educational instruction space

lecture hall · school · training center · seminar room · educational institution

theoretical vs. applied

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Industrial production facility

manufacturing plant · assembly line · workshop · mill · foundry

controlled vs. natural environment

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Area of specialty

natural habitat · wilderness · the wild · in situ · nature

Family

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