LABORATORIES

Definition: LABORATORIES

LABORATORIES

Plural

1. Of Laboratory

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Date "LABORATORIES" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1862. (references)

Synonyms: LABORATORIES

Synonyms: Federal laboratories, Government laboratories, Labs. (additional references)

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Crosswords: LABORATORIES

English words defined with "LABORATORIES": Bunsen, bunsen burner ♦ Etna ♦ testing ♦ UNIX, UNIX operating system, UNIX system. (references)

Specialty definitions using "LABORATORIES": Acrylamide, Acrylamides, animal health technician, animal technician, Animal Testing Alternatives, Animal Welfare ♦ Bell Communications Research, Inc, Bell Laboratories, Bell Labs, between-laboratory tolerance, Bourne shell, British Telecom Research Laboratories, BTRL ♦ CIL, CLEANER, HOSPITAL, CMDL, collaborative test, Component Integration Laboratories, conscious decision to work with biologial agents, Contract Labs, Cooperative Research and Development Agreement, cooperative study, CPU Wars ♦ Datakit, Digital Audio Tape, dust-sampling impinger ♦ eenvoudige afgifte, ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYST ♦ Gas Scavengers ♦ HEALTH OFFICER, FIELD, helium-neon laser, He-Ne laser, housekeeper, hospital ♦ INSPECTOR, OPTICAL INSTRUMENT, interlaboratory test, investigator, communicable disease, Ivan Sutherland ♦ jar mill ♦ L6, Laboratories, Dental, Laboratories, Hospital, LABORATORY CHIEF, Lucent Technologies ♦ Martin Marietta Laboratories Moorestown, McIntire-Stennis Act of 1962, Medicare Assignment ♦ National Milk Laboratory Certification Program, National Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program ♦ ORDER-CONTROL CLERK, BLOOD BANK ♦ Pleurodeles, PUBLIC-HEALTH MICROBIOLOGIST ♦ reference system for the determination of articulation reference equivalents, RESEARCH ANDDEVELOPMENT, round-robin test ♦ Sharps, SUPERCONDUCTOR ♦ underwriters' laboratories, University of Michigan, UnixWare ♦ veterinary assistant, VETERINARY TECHNICIAN ♦ Wang Laboratories, world-wide web. (references)

Etymologies containing "LABORATORIES": laboratory. (references)

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Commercial Usage: LABORATORIES

Domain	Title
References	Abbott Laboratories: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference) Able Laboratories, Inc.: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference) ADAC Laboratories: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference) Aeterna Laboratories Incorporated: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference) Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories, Ltd.: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference) (more reference examples)

Books	Managing Science : Management for R&D Laboratories (Wiley Series in Beam Physics and Accelerator Technology, 5005) (reference) The Construction and Operation of Clandestine Drug Laboratories (2nd ed: 85178) (reference) Modern Biology: Consumable Laboratories (reference) MYL (Mylan Laboratories): Strong 3QF01; Magnitude of EPS Deceleration Post BuSpar Growing Concern [DOWNLOAD: PDF] (reference) The 2000-2005 World Outlook for Medical and Dental Laboratories, Outpatient Care Facilities, and Health and Allied Services, N.e.c. [DOWNLOAD: ADOBE READER] (reference) (more book examples)

Periodicals	International Directory Of Testing Laboratories (reference) Reimbursement Compliance For Hospital Laboratories (reference) (more periodical examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Photo Album: LABORATORIES

Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	The "Skylab" building which was used as laboratories. There was a lounge on the third floor. An all-sky camera on the roof photographed auroras.Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth.		Miles Laboratories, Inc. Elkhart, Ind.Credit: National Library of Medicine.
	Gorden Memorial College, Khartoum : Wellcome Tropical Research Laboratories.Credit: National Library of Medicine.		Rheumatoid Arthritis. You can live with it. / Lederle Laboratories.Credit: National Library of Medicine.
	"Twenty-three hundred years of medical costume" / Abbott Laboratories.Credit: National Library of Medicine.		[Collection of Group Portraits] : [Sanitary Engineering Laboratories...].Credit: National Library of Medicine.
	Sir William Crookes / Spy [pseud.] Petrolagar Laboratories, Inc.Credit: National Library of Medicine.		Oliver Wendell Holmes / Spy [pseud.] Petrolagar Laboratories, Inc.Credit: National Library of Medicine.
	Sir James Paget, Bart / Spy [pseud.] Petrolagar Laboratories, Inc.Credit: National Library of Medicine.		Charles (Robert) Darwin / Petrolagar Laboratories, Inc.Credit: National Library of Medicine.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: LABORATORIES

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		Some individuals are synthesizing GHB in home laboratories. (references)
		This assay is also available in some state health laboratories. (references)
		In April 1999, both laboratories identified the viruses as influenza A(H9N2). (references)
Business		Tests are conducted by specialized testing centers or laboratories accredited by Gosstandart. (references)
		The Center authorized state-owned laboratories to conduct the test for different types of products. (references)
		The firm has 73 employees, and its Chairman was formerly a senior researcher at Abbott Laboratories. (references)
Economic History	Cote D'ivoire	Most foreign laboratories deal with local companies which act as wholesalers. (references)
	Switzerland	The leading Swiss universities also operate very extensive and modern laboratories. (references)
	Cote D'ivoire	Foreign pharmaceutical companies and laboratories export from Europe, mainly from France. (references)
Human Rights	Bosnia and Herzegovina	The ICMP established an in-country DNA identification system, which began operations in October, in three DNA laboratories in Sarajevo, Banja Luka, and Tuzla. (references)
Political Economy	Colombia	The illegal guerrilla and paramilitary groups that "tax" drug traffickers in return for protecting illicit cultivation and narcotics laboratories dominate remote areas where government presence has traditionally been weak. (references)
	VENEZUELA	Standards, Testing, Labeling and Certification: The Venezuelan Commission of Industrial Standards (COVENIN) requires certification from COVENIN-approved laboratories for imports of over 300 agricultural and industrial products. (references)
Trade	Mexico	For some products there is a lack of test laboratories. (references)
	Argentina	Testing laboratories must similarly be accredited and recognized. (references)
	Norway	Five potential Norwegian testing laboratories and technical institutions are currently being evaluated. (references)
Worker Rights	Nepal	The law prohibits child labor in tourism, cigarette or carpet factories, mines, or laboratories. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Speeches: LABORATORIES

Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
Dwight Eisenhower	1953-1961	Today, the solitary inventor, tinkering in his shop, has been overshadowed by task forces of scientists in laboratories and testing fields.
Lyndon B. Johnson	1963-1969	New laboratories and centers will help our schools-help them lift their standards of excellence and explore new methods of teaching.
Ronald Reagan	1981-1989	From coast to coast, on the job and in classrooms and laboratories, at new construction sites and in churches and community groups, neighbors are helping neighbors.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Usage Frequency: LABORATORIES

"LABORATORIES" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 99.90% of the time. "LABORATORIES" is used about 1,048 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (plural)	99.9%	1,047	7,126
Noun (proper)	0.1%	1	339,140
Total	100.00%	1,048	N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Usage in Company Names: LABORATORIES

Country	Name	Country	Name
Canada	Aeterna Laboratories Incorporated	India	Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Limited
Indonesia	Dankos Laboratories Tbk. Pt.	Japan	Kainos Laboratories Incorporated
Netherlands	Core Laboratories N.V.	Pakistan	Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Ltd
Philippines	Euro Med Laboratories Philippines Inc.	United Kingdom	M.L. Laboratories PLC
USA	Abbott Laboratories
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.

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Expressions: LABORATORIES

Expressions using "LABORATORIES": bell Laboratories ♦ british Telecom Research Laboratories ♦ component Integration Laboratories ♦ Martin Marietta Laboratories Moorestown ♦ underwriters' laboratories ♦ wang Laboratories. Additional references.
Hyphenated Usage
	Beginning with "LABORATORIES": laboratories-developed.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: LABORATORIES

Language		Translations for "LABORATORIES"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Chinese		实验室 (lab, laboratory). (various references)

Danish		laboratoriesigte (sieve used in laboratories), ulovlige laboratorier (clandestine laboratories), nogle arbejdsmedicinske laboratorier benytter taelling af basofile granulocyter,andre maaler bly-og/eller coproporphyrinindeholdet i urin (some industrial hygiene laboratories use stippled counts; a few, urinary lead and/or coproporphyrin levels). (various references)

Dutch		zeef voor laboratoria (sieve used in laboratories), in sommige bedrijfskundige laboratoria wordt telling van de basofielgekorrelde cellen toegepast; in andere wordt het lood- of coproporphyrinegehalte in de urine gemeten (some industrial hygiene laboratories use stippled counts; a few, urinary lead and/or coproporphyrin levels), clandestiene laboratoria (clandestine laboratories). (various references)

French		laboratoires clandestins (clandestine laboratories), tamis de laboratoire (sieve used in laboratories), station d'essais-laboratoire du feu (underwriters' laboratories), certains laboratoires d'hygiène industrielle effectuent le comptage des hématies � granulations basophiles; d'autres mesurent le taux de la plomburie et/ou le taux de la coproporphyrinurie (some industrial hygiene laboratories use stippled counts; a few). (various references)

German		Laboratorien. (various references)

Greek		κόσκινο επιστημονικού εργαστηρίου (sieve used in laboratories), μερικά εργαστήρια βιομηχανικής υγιεινής πραγματοποιούν μετρήσεις αιμοκυττάρων με βασεόφιλη στίξη,άλλα μετρούν τον μόλυβδο των ούρων και/ (some industrial hygiene laboratories use stippled counts; a few), παράνομα εργαστήρια (clandestine laboratories). (various references)

Italian		setaccio di laboratorio (sieve used in laboratories), fabbriche clandestine di stupefacenti (clandestine laboratories). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		ラベンダー色 (LA, laboratory, laboratory automation, Lama, Lamaze, language laboratory, lapel, lavender, llama). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		ラボラトリーズ . (various references)

Korean		실험실 (lab, laboratory). (various references)

Pig Latin		aboratorieslay.(various references)

Portuguese		laboratórios. (various references)

Spanish		laboratorios. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Misspellings: LABORATORIES

Misspellings
	"LABORATORIES" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: laboratorie, laborotories. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "LABORATORIES"

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "LABORATORIES" (pronounced la"brutô'rēz)
7	-r u t ô' r ē z	territories.
6	-u t ô' r ē z	conservatories, dormitories, interrogatories, lavatories, observatories, reformatories, repositories, signatories.
4	-ô' r ē z	allegories, categories.
3	-r ē z	actuaries, adversaries, asymmetries, aviaries, beneficiaries, berries, blackberries, blueberries, buries, cadres, canaries, capillaries, carries, cemeteries, Ceres, cherries, commentaries, commissaries, confectionaries, contemporaries, corollaries, countries, cowries, cranberries, dairies, dictionaries, dignitaries, emissaries, entries, estuaries, fairies, ferries, fiduciaries, foundries, functionaries, geometries, glories, Harries, imageries, industries, intermediaries, inventories, itineraries, juries, lampreys, laundries, legionaries, libraries, lorries, luminaries, marries, mercenaries, militaries, miniseries, ministries, missionaries, monasteries, obituaries, ordinaries, pastries, pleasantries, prairies, preliminaries, primaries, proprietaries, quarries, queries, raspberries, reactionaries, registries, revolutionaries, rivalries, safaris, sanctuaries, saris, secondaries, secretaries, seminaries, sentries, series, stories, strawberries, subsidiaries, tapestries, temporaries, theories, toiletries, tories, tributaries, varies, visionaries.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: LABORATORIES

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-a-b-e-i-l-o-o-r-r-s-t"
	-2 letters: liberators, sailboater.
	-3 letters: arterials, astrolabe, laborites, liberator, oratories, retailors, robotries, sartorial, strobilae.
	-4 letters: aborters, aerators, airboats, arbalest, arbalist, arbiters, arbitral, arboreal, arboreta, arborist, arterial, barstool, blastier, bloaters, broilers, isolator, labiates, laborers, laborite, librates, oestriol, orbitals, orbiters, ostiolar, raisable, rarebits, rasorial, realtors, relators, restoral, retailor, retrials, roseolar, rotaries, sailboat, satiable, sorbitol, sororate, sortable, storable, strobila, strobile, taborers, trailers.
	-5 letters: abaters, abators, abelias, ablates, aborter, abreast, abrosia, aerator, aerials, aerobia, aerosat, aerosol, airboat, alastor, albites, arables, arbiter, arbores, areolar, areolas, aristae, arrobas, artsier, asteria, astilbe, atresia, bailers, bailors, baiters, barites, barrels, barrets, barrios, barters, basilar, bastile, bestial, birlers, blaster, blastie, blister, bloater, boaster, boatels, boaters, boilers, boleros, bolster, bolters, booster, booties, borates, borstal, brasier, bristle, bristol, broiler, erratas, estriol, isobare, isolate, labiate, laborer, labrets, lariats, latrias, librate, lobster, loiters, loobies, looters, lorries, obelias, oblasti, oblates, oolites, ooralis, oralist, orators, orbiest, orbital, orbiter, orioles, ostiole, rabatos, railers, rarebit, rasbora, ratable, realist, realtor, rebaits, rebatos, reboils, reboots, relator, retails, retools, retrial, rialtos, riblets, rioters, roaster, robalos, roister, rooster, rooters, rootier, rosaria, roseola, rostral, saltier, saltire, seaboot, slatier, solaria, solatia, sootier, sorbate, sororal, stabile, stabler, stoolie, strobil, taborer, tailers, tailors, tarries, tarsier, terbias, toilers, toolers, toreros, trailer, triable.
	Words containing the letters "a-a-b-e-i-l-o-o-r-r-s-t"
	+4 letters: overelaborations.
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