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lab

noun (1)
\ ˈlab How to pronounce lab (audio) \

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Lab

noun (2)
\ ˈlab How to pronounce Lab (audio) \

Definition of Lab (Entry 2 of 3)

Definition of Lab (Entry 3 of 3)

Labrador

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Jahromi, a rising politician in Iran’s Shiite theocracy, responded to Trump in a tweet early Saturday with a selfie next to Iran’s Nahid-1 at a lab in Tehran. Jon Gambrell, chicagotribune.com, "Trump tweets high-quality, possibly declassified surveillance photo of Iranian rocket launch pad," 31 Aug. 2019 Despite its stint as a fictional meth lab, the home is well equipped for families, set up to accommodate kids. Hannah Chubb, PEOPLE.com, "This Breaking Bad-Themed Airbnb Actually Appeared on the Show (and Comes with Hazmat Suits!)," 29 Aug. 2019 Gill said his office also has been in contact with a lab in Texas that specializes in extracting DNA from older bones. Steven Goode, courant.com, "Medical examiner makes case to exhume unidentified bodies from the Hartford Circus Fire," 29 Aug. 2019 For instance, a 2005 study published in the International Journal of Pharmaceutics found that topical omega-3 can reduce UV sensitivity in skin cells in a lab setting. A.a. Newton, SELF, "Do You Really Need to Put Fatty Acids on Your Face?," 28 Aug. 2019 The question is how to interpret the bizarre analogy between a fluid of rubidium atoms in a lab in Israel and the mysterious astrophysical abysses most often created when huge stars exhaust their fuel and collapse inward. Quanta Magazine, "Philosophers Debate New ‘Sonic Black Hole’ Discovery," 27 Aug. 2019 All of the crabs remained in containers a second night, as would likely happen at a bleeding lab. Caren Chesler, Popular Mechanics, "The Blood of the Crab," 23 Aug. 2019 One trap has been set up at the attack site, but until DNA tests come back from a lab in Wyoming, officials will not actively search for the three new mountain lions with a dog team, officials said. Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, "Three more mountain lions spotted on Bailey property where 8-year-old was attacked," 23 Aug. 2019 Companies have tried for decades to build a single chip the size of a silicon wafer, but Cerebras’s appears to be the first one to ever make it out of the lab into a commercially viable product. Jonathan Vanian, Fortune, "Sometimes You Don’t Need Deep Learning: Eye on A.I.," 20 Aug. 2019

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First Known Use of lab

Noun (1)

circa 1868, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1925, in the meaning defined above

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lab

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English Language Learners Definition of lab

informal
: a class period for laboratory work

lab

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