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elaboratory

elaboratory noun: a laboratory.

Noun

elaboratory (plural elaboratories)

  1. (obsolete) A laboratory.
    • And this, jfldicioufly applied, in an elaboratory, where many such vessels are used, will make a considerable saving.1758, Robert Dossie, The Elaboratory Laid Open: Or the Secrets of Modern Chemistry and Pharmacy
    • He [Mr. Sthael] built his elaboratory in an old hall or refectory. — In the year following he was called away to London, and became operator to the Royal Society; and, continuing there till 1676, he returned to Oxon, and had several classes successively.—The chymical club concluded; and A. W. paid...1772, William Huddesford, Thomas Warton, The Lives Of Those Eminent Antiquaries John Leland, Thomas Hearne, And Anthony à Wood

Adjective

elaboratory (comparative more elaboratory, superlative most elaboratory)

  1. Tending to elaborate; that elaborates.

Forms of elaboratory

Noun
pluralelaboratories
Adjective
comparativemore elaboratory
superlativemost elaboratory

Questions about elaboratory

What does elaboratory mean?
Elaboratory means a laboratory.
What part of speech is elaboratory?
Elaboratory can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of elaboratory?
The plural of elaboratory is elaboratories.

Words near elaboratory in the dictionary

  1. elaboratively
  2. elaborativeness
  3. elaborator
  4. elaboratories
  5. elaborators
  6. elaboratory
  7. elacestrant
  8. elachi
  9. elachistid
  10. elachistids
  11. elachistine

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