lab rat
A student or employee who spends a great deal of time working in a laboratory.
As a graduate student, she loved being a “lab rat,” Dr. Blackburn said, adding, “I was just really focused on the science, the science, the science.”
lab
/læb/
noun 6name 6
Collocations
5ADJ.
alone, blue, half, late, used
She spent half the night working alone in the lab on her research project.
VERB + LAB
back, don't, dressed, go, going, reach, started, upgrade
She dressed in protective gear before going into the lab for her chemistry experiment.
LAB + NOUN
blueprints, hour, library, night, tech, tom, university
Tom stayed in the lab all night working on the experiment before the deadline.
PREP.
in, in, into, off, with
The scientists worked in the lab all night to complete their experiments.
ADV.
ineffectively
The researchers worked ineffectively in the lab because the equipment kept breaking down.
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