lab

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noun (1)

Lab

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noun (2)

Lab

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abbreviation

Labrador

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Noun
His lab is doing experiments to see whether the N segment of D1.1 viruses might allow the H protein to change and more easily infect humans. Brenda Goodman, CNN, 8 Feb. 2025 Last Sunday, local officials found a dozen geese dead near a pond in Westchester County, just north of the Bronx, though lab results are pending. Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025 Through a state-of-the-art private lab, Elfmont was able to get a full suspect DNA profile from one of those hairs. Lauren Clark, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2025 The film also participated in various labs and development courses, such as the Ibero-American Film Projects Development Course in Madrid and the Filmmaker Lab within the framework of TIFF. Jamie Lang, Variety, 7 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for lab 

Word History

First Known Use

Noun (1)

circa 1868, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1925, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 21 Feb. 2025.

Kids Definition

lab

noun

Medical Definition

lab

noun

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