lab

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noun (1)

Lab

2 of 3

noun (2)

Lab

3 of 3

abbreviation

Labrador

Examples of lab in a Sentence

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Noun
The drone flights were reported Tuesday by the New York Times as a Central Intelligence Agency program aimed at locating fentanyl labs in northwestern Mexico. Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 20 Feb. 2025 With leading labs already partnering closely with national security agencies, there are growing avenues through which to responsibly assess and manage such capabilities. Janet Egan, TIME, 20 Feb. 2025 The two met up in Church’s lab at Harvard, and ultimately launched Colossal in September 2021 with $15 million in seed funding. Amy Feldman, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025 Those clandestine, rural production sites were often bare-bones, improvised labs covered with tree branches and tarpaulins. Greg Wehner, Fox News, 19 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 2 Mar. 2025.

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lab

noun

Medical Definition

lab

noun

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