LABORATORY
lab, laboratory, research lab, research laboratory, science lab, science laboratory
(noun) a workplace for the conduct of scientific research
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
laboratory (plural laboratories)
A room, building or institution equipped for scientific research, experimentation or analysis.
A place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured.
Source: Wiktionary
Lab"o*ra*to*ry, n.; pl. Laboratories. Etym: [Shortened fr.
elaboratory; cf. OF. elaboratoire, F. laboratoire. See Elaborate,
Labor.] [Formerly written also elaboratory.]
Definition: The workroom of a chemist; also, a place devoted to experiments
in any branch of natural science; as, a chemical, physical, or
biological laboratory. Hence, by extension, a place where something
is prepared, or some operation is performed; as, the liver is the
laboratory of the bile.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition