laboratory: meaning and words from its letters
10 letters · 15 letter points · starts with L · ends with Y
Meaning of laboratory
noun
A room, building or institution equipped for scientific research, experimentation or analysis.
A place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured.
Listed forms: laboratories.
Source: Wiktionary — laboratory.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for laboratory.
noun
a workplace for the conduct of scientific research
- lab
- research lab
- research laboratory
- science lab
- science laboratory
noun
a region resembling a laboratory inasmuch as it offers opportunities for observation and practice and experimentation
- testing ground
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is laboratory in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of laboratory
L(1) + A(1) + B(3) + O(1) + R(1) + A(1) + T(1) + O(1) + R(1) + Y(4) = 15 points.
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Anagrams of laboratory
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from laboratory
142 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in laboratory. Showing up to 24, longest first.