lab coat

Definition of lab coat

: a loose-fitting usually white coat with deep pockets that is worn in a laboratory or medical facility

Examples of lab coat in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web That post,which appears to be a repost from user lisa.hauri, features a picture of former President Barack Obama next to a woman in a white lab coat. — Chelsey Cox, USA TODAY, "Fact check: Post of Maryland lab photo misidentifies visitor, makes false Moderna claim," 31 Dec. 2020 The tests are so sensitive that even a person walking into the room without changing her lab coat might carry viral material on her clothing that would confound the test. — Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, "The Plague Year," 28 Dec. 2020 Grande poses as a scientist, working in her lab coat alongside other professionals to create a sort of FrankenGrande. — Natalie Morin, refinery29.com, "Meet Ariana Grande’s 69-ing Fembot In Her New Music Video," 18 Nov. 2020 The new video sees Grande play the part of a scientist in a high-tech lab (complete with a white lab coat and sky-high white platforms to match, of course). — Christian Allaire, Vogue, "Ariana Grande’s 34+35 Video Serves Us an Army of Fashion Cyborgs," 17 Nov. 2020 At HollisterStier’s manufacturing facility in Spokane, Washington, Pete Colomb, the associate director of manufacturing, strode through a maze of corridors in a white lab coat and blue hair net. — Hannah Hoag, Quartz, "Life-saving wasp venom relies on a shaky supply chain," 16 Nov. 2020 Substelny used the ‘Back To The Future’ movie theme for his decor donning a white lab coat at the robot controls and a DeLorean vehicle in his front yard. — John Kuntz, cleveland, "Cleveland Heights celebrated Halloween with some coronavirus tricks," 1 Nov. 2020 Students at the University of Findlay recently received a crisp white lab coat at the College of Pharmacy’s White Coat Ceremony. — Sam Boyer, cleveland, "Local collegians proudly wearing white coats," 15 Oct. 2020 Have Eyes 3 attire (which is to say a dirty lab coat covered in black feathers). — Lia Beck, refinery29.com, "Schitt’s Creek Costumes For Halloween? Love That Journey For You," 15 Oct. 2020

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“Lab coat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lab%20coat. Accessed 25 Jan. 2021.

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