A workplace for the conduct of scientific research(noun)
WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
Use "research laboratory" in a sentence
"When Dr. Dyer arrived at the research laboratory on that Saturday in December, he was met by a security guard."
"In this chapter I am going to present evidence from two investigations: one conducted in the research laboratory involving my mother, Shirley, and the other in the laboratory of personal life involving my mother-in-law, Marcia Eklund, and her daughter, my wife, Rhonda."