el
masculine
/laβoɾaˈtoɾjo/
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Translation
laboratory
Word origin
From Medieval Latin 'laboratorium' ('a place for working'), from 'laborare' ('to work'). The same root gives English laboratory and labour.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- laborare
- English cognates
- laboratory, labour
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Plurallaboratorios
Examples
quimica.
She works in a chemistry laboratory.
.
The lab results arrive tomorrow.
.
The laboratory is closed at weekends.
muestras .
The laboratory studied the water samples from the river.
Montaron .
They set up a small laboratory at home to teach the children.
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