elaboratory

3 definitions found

elaboratory - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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 \E*lab"o*ra*to*ry\, a.
     Tending to elaborate.
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  Elaboratory \E*lab"o*ra*to*ry\, n.
     A laboratory. [Obs.]
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