"laboratoryful" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: laboratoryfuls [plural]
Etymology: laboratory + -ful Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|laboratory|ful|pos=noun}} laboratory + -ful Head templates: {{en-noun}} laboratoryful (plural laboratoryfuls)
  1. Enough to fill a laboratory.
    Sense id: en-laboratoryful-en-noun-ztJy7dvz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English nouns suffixed with -ful

Inflected forms

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