lab
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Definition of lab
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Lab
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Definition of Lab (Entry 2 of 3)
Lab
abbreviationDefinition of Lab (Entry 3 of 3)
Labrador
Examples of lab in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Government and university labs have now been trying unsuccessfully for more than 50 years. — Mark Buchanan, Twin Cities, "Mark Buchanan: The great, maddening promise of fusion energy," 4 Aug. 2019 Using corn steep liquor, a waste product from producing corn starch, researchers at a U.S. Department of Agriculture lab in Peoria, Illinois, helped boost supplies. — Washington Post, "103-year-old ex-chemist to be honored for work on penicillin," 4 Aug. 2019 For more than a decade, prosecutors have been fighting abuse of Medicaid, the government’s health insurance program for the poor, by sober homes and drug-testing labs making a fortune off urine tests. — Evan Allen, BostonGlobe.com, "Unwatched, a sober home business boomed. Then they found the bones," 3 Aug. 2019 Around the lab were signs that Beck and her fellow scientists are trying to shrink their garbage footprint. — Rachel Becker, The Mercury News, "Seabirds eating plastic. Recyclers struggling. This is what California’s waste crisis looks like," 3 Aug. 2019 Police took the suspect to the station but then released him with a warning that charges could be filed once a lab examines the crystal-like flakes that police suspect are methamphetamine. — Bruce Geiselman, cleveland.com, "Speeding suspect caught with open container: North Olmsted Police Blotter," 3 Aug. 2019 Gatenby’s lab began by investigating the approach in 2006 using mathematical models and computer simulations. — Robert Gatenby, Scientific American, "Darwin’s Ideas on Evolution Drive a Radical New Approach to Cancer Drug Use," 3 Aug. 2019 The lab worked with the outfit for about 45 days, Perez said. — Kaiser Health News, oregonlive.com, "Watch out for this Medicare scam involving DNA genetic tests," 3 Aug. 2019 Members of this select committee and staffers explored energy research labs for two days. — Bruce Finley, The Denver Post, "Can Colorado help in the climate crisis? Congressional committee comes to state seeking guidance," 2 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'lab.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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lab
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English Language Learners Definition of lab
informal
: a class period for laboratory work
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