lab coat

noun

: 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

Prior to her digging, Sabrina, who was dressed in a white lab coat, had the rules for the game explained to her by Drew Crew member, Valerie Bertinelli. —EW.com, 10 Apr. 2025

Trading her lab coat for an endless array of fabulous couture, former Law & Order: SVU favorite Tamara Tunie commands every room as family matriarch Anita Dupree, who made a name for herself as a recording artist before settling down. —Andy Swift, TVLine, 24 Feb. 2025

Mild-mannered Disneyland nurse Angela Gallegos-Macias is a life-saving Disney Hero who wears a white lab coat to work rather than a super suit like Elastigirl, Black Widow or Captain Marvel. —Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 28 Mar. 2025

Jared Padalecki may soon trade in his fire jacket for a lab coat. —Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 14 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1895, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for lab coat

• afloat
• azote
• banknote
• bareboat
• benzoate
• connote
• cutthroat
• demote
• denote
• devote
• endnote
• footnote

Kids Definition

lab coat

noun

: a loose-fitting usually white coat with deep pockets that is worn by personnel in a laboratory, medical office, or hospital

Medical Definition

lab coat

noun

: a thin, loose, usually white, knee-length coat with deep pockets that is typically worn in a laboratory or medical office