(じっけんしつ)

じっけんしつ
noun
laboratory; lab
academicbuildingeducation
1. laboratory; lab
A room or facility equipped for conducting scientific experiments and research.
実験室(じっけんしつ)(はい)
I enter the laboratory.
The chemistry lab is on the third floor.
The students are testing the effects of a new chemical in the laboratory.

実験室(じっけんしつ) refers to a room specifically designed for scientific experiments. It is composed of 実験(じっけん) (experiment) + (しつ) (room).

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 研究室(けんきゅうしつ): research lab; professor's office — often refers to an academic lab or a professor's personal office at a university
  • ラボ: lab — informal loanword abbreviation, common in casual and business settings
  • 研究所(けんきゅうじょ): research institute — a larger facility or organization, not just a single room