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
After the birds began showing symptoms of the avian illness on Nov. 11, the farm sent samples to an Arizona lab for testing. Karen Bartunek, The Arizona Republic, 16 Nov. 2024 The agency also conducts its own research with thousands of scientists working at NIH labs in Bethesda, Maryland. Aleccia Washington, Twin Cities, 15 Nov. 2024 Doug and his team also study extreme cold in a hypothermia lab up in the mountains near Lake Tahoe. Outside Online, 13 Nov. 2024 In the new study, the team mimicked a sewer environment under extreme conditions in a lab and rapidly sped up the fatberg formation process over 30 days. Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for lab 

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 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

lab

noun

Medical Definition

lab

noun

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