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
Starliner, which has had its launches repeatedly delayed, is competing to service the station with SpaceX, which already has sent more than half a dozen crews to the orbiting lab. Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024 Testing by the national lab showed that the man had H5N2, and further genetic sequencing confirmed the strain. Alice Park, TIME, 6 June 2024 The pair began working out of a school computer lab to program the payroll for a local company. Byeleanor Pringle, Fortune, 5 June 2024 For an entry-level suite that’s rich in features and high lab scores, consider Editors’ Choice winner Bitdefender Internet Security instead. PCMAG, 5 June 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 13 Jun. 2024.

Kids Definition

lab

noun

Medical Definition

lab

noun

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