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
The polyps will be removed during the procedure and sent to a lab for a biopsy; the results may be back in as little as a day. Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 15 Aug. 2024 The lab leak theory holds that SARS-2 was created or manipulated into existence in the Wuhan Institute of Virology and escaped from the lab, whether deliberately or by accident. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2024 This test is typically conducted by collecting cervical cell samples via a pelvic exam; those samples are then sent to a lab for analysis. Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 16 Aug. 2024 The duo has been using mice at the lab to run basic tests for the soap. Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 15 Aug. 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

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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 16 Sep. 2024.

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lab

noun

Medical Definition

lab

noun

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