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elaboratory
(gcide) | Laboratory \Lab"o*ra*to*ry\, n.; pl. Laboratories. [Shortened
fr. elaboratory; cf. OF. elaboratoire, F. laboratoire. See
Elaborate, Labor.] [Formerly written also elaboratory.]
1. 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.
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2. Hence: Any place, activity or situation suggestive of a
scientific laboratory[1], especially in being conducive to
learning new facts by experimentation or by systematic
observation; as, the states serve as laboratories where
different new policies may be tested prior to adoption
throughout the country.
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Elaboratory
(gcide) | Elaboratory \E*lab"o*ra*to*ry\, a.
Tending to elaborate.
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Elaboratory
(gcide) | Elaboratory \E*lab"o*ra*to*ry\, n.
A laboratory. [Obs.]
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elaboratory
(gcide) | Laboratory \Lab"o*ra*to*ry\, n.; pl. Laboratories. [Shortened
fr. elaboratory; cf. OF. elaboratoire, F. laboratoire. See
Elaborate, Labor.] [Formerly written also elaboratory.]
1. 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.
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2. Hence: Any place, activity or situation suggestive of a
scientific laboratory[1], especially in being conducive to
learning new facts by experimentation or by systematic
observation; as, the states serve as laboratories where
different new policies may be tested prior to adoption
throughout the country.
[PJC]Elaboratory \E*lab"o*ra*to*ry\, a.
Tending to elaborate.
[1913 Webster]Elaboratory \E*lab"o*ra*to*ry\, n.
A laboratory. [Obs.]
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