elaboratory

from The 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.
      [1913 Webster]

   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.
      [PJC]
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Elaboratory \E*lab"o*ra*to*ry\, a.
   Tending to elaborate.
   [1913 Webster]
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Elaboratory \E*lab"o*ra*to*ry\, n.
   A laboratory. [Obs.]
   [1913 Webster]
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