Laboratory - Definition
laboratory
n 1: a workplace for the conduct of scientific research [syn:
lab, laboratory, research lab, research laboratory,
science lab, science laboratory]
2: a region resembling a laboratory inasmuch as it offers
opportunities for observation and practice and
experimentation; "the new nation is a testing ground for
socioeconomic theories"; "Pakistan is a laboratory for
studying the use of American troops to combat terrorism"
[syn: testing ground, laboratory]