laboratory

noun

1. a workplace for the conduct of scientific research

   noun.artifact

   Synonyms lab research lab research laboratory science lab science laboratory

   Source: WordNet 3.0

2. a region resembling a laboratory inasmuch as it offers opportunities for observation and practice and experimentation

   noun.location

   Examples

   Pakistan is a laboratory for studying the use of American troops to combat terrorism.

   Synonyms testing ground

   Source: WordNet 3.0

3. The workroom of a chemist; also, a place devoted to experiments in any branch of natural science; as, a chemical, physical, or biological <i>laboratory</i>. Hence, by extension, a place where something is prepared, or some operation is performed; as, the liver is the <i>laboratory</i> of the bile.

   noun

   Source: webster1913