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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Charles and Hawke star as scientists working in a lab as the 14-time Grammy winner is hooked to an upright table reminiscent of a scene from Frankenstein. Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 21 Apr. 2024 This is especially important when items are examined in the lab. Christian Mysliwiec, Fox News, 20 Apr. 2024 Years later, the youngest Rucker siblings Ione and Ellen Rucker took those down-home childhood experiences to the lab and launched their haircare line Rucker Roots in 2011, a vegan line of products whose ingredient story draws inspiration straight from their parents’ hands. Jasmine Browley, Essence, 19 Apr. 2024 Then again, talent can flow both ways: Microsoft in March recruited Mustafa Suleyman, cofounder of AI research lab DeepMind. Diane Brady, Fortune, 18 Apr. 2024 The Do LaB name came from their loft in downtown L.A., which they were told used to be a meth lab. Steve Appleford, SPIN, 18 Apr. 2024 Scientists at the private lab developed a DNA profile and searched genealogical records to find investigative leads. Kerry Breen, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2024 If a flower sample received by a lab exceeds the 0.3% limit, they are required to report it to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Griffin said, adding that these instances have increased in the past few years. Chyna Blackmon, Charlotte Observer, 17 Apr. 2024 That May 22, 2015, lab test result report is included in the patient’s clinical records, but Haddadan did not separately record the test results in his clinical notes. Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 16 Apr. 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 25 Apr. 2024.

Kids Definition

lab

noun

Medical Definition

lab

noun

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