laboratoriemässigt

Laboratoriemässigt is a Swedish term meaning in a laboratory-like manner. It is used to indicate that something has been done under controlled, standardized, or sterile laboratory conditions, or according to laboratory-style protocols and methods. The word is formed from the noun laboratorium (laboratory) and the suffix -mässigt, which conveys “in the manner of.” It can function as an adverbial modifier and, less commonly, as part of an adjective phrase.

In practice, laboratoriemässigt appears in contexts such as scientific research, development, health and safety, pharmacology, and analytical chemistry. It characterizes procedures, measurements, or results that arise from controlled experiments, precise instrumentation, calibration, and reproducible methods. It is often contrasted with field conditions or real-world settings, where variables are less controllable.

Notes on usage: The term is neutral and descriptive. It does not by itself express value judgment, but it implies that the conditions may be idealized or not representative of everyday use. When reporting results, writers may pair it with nouns like förhållanden (conditions), tester (tests), protokoll (protocols), or analyser (analyses).

Examples:

- Experimentet genomfördes laboratoriemässigt under standardiserade förhållanden.

- Dessa analysmetoder är utformade för laboratoriemässiga användningar och kontrollerade mätningar.

- Resultaten kan vara svåröverlätbara till fältförhållanden på grund av skillnader i miljö och variabler.

Related terms include laboratorie- (prefix) and motsvarande fältmässigt or standardiserat förfarande.

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