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
Previously, Wilson worked with Sebastian Stan’s Bucky Barnes, also known as the Winter Soldier, to continue fighting Hydra’s brainwashing experiment to create super soldiers in labs. Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 16 July 2024 The lab says that artificial intelligence and machine learning have become major areas of interest for Argonne researchers. Scott Cohn, CNBC, 12 July 2024 The polyp is then sent to a lab to be examined by a pathologist. Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 12 July 2024 The troubling die-off led scientists to transfer thousands of corals to labs to keep them alive until temperatures returned to normal. Kathryn Varn, Axios, 12 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for lab 

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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

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 26 Jul. 2024.

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lab

noun

Medical Definition

lab

noun

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