: having no label : not labeled
an unlabeled can

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None were accurately labeled, 11 contained unlabeled cutting agents and all 27 contained reaction byproducts and heavy metals, including nickel, chromium, and mercury. Jesse M. Pines, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 News articles from that year describe several steel, rusty drums of unlabeled hazardous waste and pesticides lying on their sides, abandoned or leaking in multiple pavilions around Epcot. Wuft News, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026 Bose and soon Apple offer a basic three-band EQ with unlabeled frequencies, though Sony offers a 10-band EQ. Christian De Looper, PC Magazine, 8 July 2026 In a neural network with hundreds of unlabeled knobs… what do any of them mean? ArsTechnica, 8 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for unlabeled

Word History

First Known Use

1762, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of unlabeled was in 1762

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“Unlabeled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unlabeled. Accessed 12 Aug. 2026.

Medical Definition

unlabeled

adjective
un·​la·​beled
: not labeled especially with an isotopic label
unlabeled DNA
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