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laboratory
A room or building with special equipment for scientific experiments, analyses, and research, for example in chemistry, biology, or medicine.
Die Blutprobe wird zur Analyse ins Labor geschickt.
The blood sample is sent to the laboratory for analysis.
The preposition 'in' is used with different cases depending on the situation. Movement is expressed with the accusative ('ins Labor gehen' — to go into the laboratory), while a location or an activity there is expressed with the dative ('im Labor sein/arbeiten' — to be/work in the laboratory).
Die Wissenschaftler gehen jeden Morgen früh ins Labor.
The scientists go to the laboratory early every morning.
'Labor' (laboratory) is often combined with verbs such as 'arbeiten' (to work), 'untersuchen' (to examine), or 'analysieren' (to analyze). The type of laboratory is also often specified more precisely, e.g. 'chemisches Labor' (chemical laboratory), 'medizinisches Labor' (medical laboratory), or 'Forschungslabor' (research laboratory).
Die Proben werden in einem speziellen Labor untersucht.
The samples are examined in a specialized laboratory.
'Labor' (laboratory) is often the first part of compound nouns. Typical examples are 'der Laborbericht' (lab report), 'die Laboranalyse' (laboratory analysis), 'der Laborant' (lab technician), or 'die Laborausrüstung' (laboratory equipment).
Der Laborbericht bestätigt die ersten Ergebnisse.
The lab report confirms the initial results.
laboratory
Labor and Laboratorium refer to the same type of scientific facility. Labor is the usual term, while Laboratorium sounds much more formal and is used less often in everyday language. Labor is therefore usually the better choice; Laboratorium can be used in a particularly formal text.
Die Proben werden morgen im Labor untersucht.
The samples will be examined in the laboratory tomorrow.
Dem Forschungsbericht zufolge werden die Proben morgen im Laboratorium untersucht.
According to the research report, the samples will be examined in the laboratory tomorrow.
