lab

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noun (1)

Lab

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noun (2)

Lab

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abbreviation

Labrador

Examples of lab in a Sentence

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Noun
So in 2022, Siddiqui underwent IVF at Stanford, wound up with 16 contenders, and sent off representative slivers to Orchid’s lab in North Carolina. Jason Kehe, WIRED, 10 Apr. 2024 The goal is to get every student from Manatee County schools into the STEM labs in the first year, according to Amber Platowski, a curriculum coordinator for Manatee County schools. Michael Moore Jr., Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2024 Professionals can collect samples safely and send them to a lab for testing. Elizabeth B. Kim, The Enquirer, 7 Apr. 2024 The healthcare provider will collect your blood and then send it off to a lab. Rachel Swalin, Health, 7 Apr. 2024 It is tested by independent labs for safety and efficacy. Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 6 Apr. 2024 Ben Zhao, a computer science professor who runs the University of Chicago lab that developed Nightshade, doesn’t expect mass uptake of the tool anywhere near a level that would threaten to take down AI image generators. Brian Cheung, NBC News, 4 Apr. 2024 Her doctor is careful not to order lab tests for her because of the potential for unaffordable costs, Ms. Dodge said. Noah Weiland, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2024 Szabo’s proposal does call for the elimination of 91 positions at the Los Angeles Police Department, including 10 9-1-1 dispatchers and about a dozen crime scene lab technicians. David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

Noun (1)

circa 1868, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1925, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of lab was circa 1868

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“Lab.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lab. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.

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lab

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Medical Definition

lab

noun

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