(じっけんしつ)

じっけんしつ
noun
laboratory; lab
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)る。
I enter the laboratory.
化学(かがく)実験室(じっけんしつ)三階(さんがい)にあります。
The chemistry lab is on the third floor.
学生(がくせい)たちは実験室(じっけんしつ)(あたら)しい薬品(やくひん)効果(こうか)調(しら)べている。
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:

  • 実験室(じっけんしつ)実験(じっけん)する: conduct an experiment in the lab
  • 実験室(じっけんしつ)設備(せつび): laboratory equipment
  • 化学(かがく)実験室(じっけんしつ): chemistry laboratory
  • 実験室(じっけんしつ)使(つか)う: use the laboratory

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